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04.12.17-22 Hiking the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu

  • Our bus to the Inka Trail head gets a flat

    • Our bus to the…
  • Urubamba River Valley

    • Urubamba River…
  • Kids run to check out the gringo's broken down bus

    • Kids run to che…
  • Our Inka Trail group

    • Our Inka Trail…
  • The Urubamba River

    • The Urubamba Ri…
  • Anna crossing the Urubamba

    • Anna crossing t…
  • First day on the Inka Trail

    • First day on th…
  • Inka Trail break at a small community

    • Inka Trail brea…
  • Gaining altitude on the trail

    • Gaining altitud…
  • Looking back on the Inka Trail

    • Looking back on…
  • The ruins of Llaqtapata

    • The ruins of Ll…
  • Inka trail foliage

    • Inka trail foli…
  • Smaller river crossing.

    • Smaller river c…
  • Porters preparing lunch.  This was luxury camping.

    • Porters prepari…
  • Andes peaks

    • Andes peaks
  • Ducks in the creek by the trail

    • Ducks in the cr…
  • First days camp near a corn field

    • First days camp…
  • Our porter group.

    • Our porter grou…
  • Llamas passing

    • Llamas passing
  • Second day climbing to dead woman's pass

    • Second day clim…
  • More climbing, can almost see the top of the pass

    • More climbing,…
  • Peaks around Dead Woman's Pass

    • Peaks around De…
  • Chris and Anna 2/3rds of the climb up dead woman's pass

    • Chris and Anna…
  • Trail-side stream

    • Trail-side stre…
  • Chris starting to get tired

    • Chris starting…
  • What most of the Inka Trail looks like

    • What most of th…
  • Lunch break.  There are fewer and fewer trees

    • Lunch break. T…
  • Llamas grazing in the valley

    • Llamas grazing…
  • We can finally see the top of Dead Woman's Pass

    • We can finally…
  • Looking back down at the valley

    • Looking back do…
  • Porters under load breeze by

    • Porters under l…
  • Ribbon of people trekking up to the top of the pass

    • Ribbon of peopl…
  • Yellow alpine flower

    • Yellow alpine f…
  • Alpine plants & grass

    • Alpine plants &…
  • Above the tree line

    • Above the tree…
  • Group photo at the top of Dead Woman's Pass

    • Group photo at…
  • Hiking down the other side of dead woman's pass

    • Hiking down the…
  • Inka Trail winding through the mountain.

    • Inka Trail wind…
  • Water falls near the Inka trail

    • Water falls nea…
  • Second night camp spot

    • Second night ca…
  • Red bee on purple flowers

    • Red bee on purp…
  • Andes peaks

    • Andes peaks
  • Chris climbing on the second day of the trail

    • Chris climbing…
  • Looking back at the waterfalls and our campsite

    • Looking back at…
  • Green Andes peaks

    • Green Andes pea…
  • Inka ruins window

    • Inka ruins wind…
  • Plants growning the cracks of the inka wall

    • Plants growning…
  • Looking down on the egg hut (Runkuraqay) ruins

    • Looking down on…
  • An Inka water reservoir

    • An Inka water r…
  • Top of the second pass

    • Top of the seco…
  • Our guides, Washington and Coco

    • Our guides, Was…
  • Headed down the pass again

    • Headed down the…
  • Balanced rock piles at the top of the pass

    • Balanced rock p…
  • The pass and inka water reservoir

    • The pass and in…
  • Andes & the sky

    • Andes & the…
  • Knee punishing trail down

    • Knee punishing…
  • Porters run by us, downhill with full loads

    • Porters run by…
  • Heading into the valley

    • Heading into th…
  • Grasses & the valley

    • Grasses & t…
  • Inka trail hills

    • Inka trail hill…