Salkantay to Macchu PicchuTrek…is it for you? Logistics and details.
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: The Lost City of the Incas
The Lost City of the Incas…Machu Picchu by the Salkantay Trek!
Salkantay to Machu Picchu: Hot Water in Aguas Calientes
Our fifth day of hiking arrival in the village of Aguas Calientes, gateway to Machu Picchu.
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 […]