our inca trail adventure

isaac & i just got back from an awesome trip to peru! we went with 5 other couples: my parents, jimmy & krisann charles, katie & blaine hansen, katy & mike hall, and john & renee hall. we had BLAST! we got down to peru on sunday, spent a few days in lima and cusco until we started the hike on tuesday morning. WOW! what a freaking hard hike! actually, it wasn't as bad as i expected it to be. my dad did the hike 11 years ago with his friends and they did it in 1.75 days (it's supposed to be a 4 day hike). we did it in a little less than 3 days. i'll post some pictures here but to see the rest, you can go to my facebook and look at the album!


our hotel: the hotel monasterio. BEST.HOTEL.IN.THE.WORLD. believe me.

ruins @ saqsaywaman

our awesome group! right before we started the hike

we were happy here. when i smiled in theother pictures, i wasn't so happy :)

my awesome parents & us

just hiking along

we made it! we finished the inca trail! --ending in machu picchu


here are the rest of the pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2432833&id=17824557&l=57719bd64b

the highest peak we climbed was ~14,000 feet above sea level. then we climbed right back down on the other side..and right back up on another mountain. although it was only 35 miles, the constant changes in the altitude is what makes it so hard.

the hike was beautiful & we had great weather. we had so much fun & the end result of seeing machu picchu made the hike SO worth it. we can't wait for the next couples hike, wherever it may be!