Our fifth day of hiking arrival in the village of Aguas Calientes, gateway to Machu Picchu.
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: The Savage Mountain
Salkantay to Machu Picchu Trek Day 1…The Savage Mountain.
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: Where the Pavement Ends
Part IV…Where the Pavement Ends At about 3 am we found ourselves in the hotel lobby, waiting to catch a bus in the predawn darkness bound for the remote Peruvian village of Mollepata, the traditional starting off point of the Salkantay trail. At the time, I was not aware (maybe Sylvia was, but if so, she didn’t tell me) that all […]
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: Cusco, The Two Mile High City
Part II…Cusco, The Two Mile High City We had a very tight schedule upon arrival in Peru. After touching down in Lima and a brief few hours to spend with Sylvia’s family (and my first introduction to the controlled mayhem of traffic in Lima) it was right back to the airport for our flight to Cusco. The trip to the […]
Salkantay: The Path to Wonder
***Continuing our mining of past adventures, here’s one I have never blogged about before…the first international adventure of Sylvia and I, together. (Note all photos by the authors unless otherwise credited.) *The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is one of Brian and Sylvia’s Bucket List Hikes! Peru 2012: Machu Picchu via the Salkantay trekking route Go ahead and look up […]
2016 Flashback…ONP
After leaving Rainier we headed south Olympic National Park. This is the only area of Washington, besides Seattle, that I have previously visited and was returning to. We had booked a few nights in the scenic Lake Quinault Lodge. Located in the Olympic National Forest, the Lake Quinault Lodge was built in 1926 and is a grand, historic retreat of […]
My Buddy, Rainier!
*We have added the Skyline Trail on Mt. Rainier to the list of Great Hikes in the USA and Canada! In my opinion there are seven natural wonders that every American should try to visit in his or her lifetime. They are: Yellowstone National Park The Grand Canyon Yosemeti National Park Grand Teton National Park Monument Valley Mount Rainier […]
2016 Flashback: The Pacific Northwest
While we put together some more adventures for next year, I want to go back and cover some of our adventures from the past few years. A few of them I delved into on the old blog, while others have never been showcased before. I’ll start with a trip we took in 2016 to the Pacific Northwest. Our goal for […]