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Tag Archives: hiking
Lake Lillian
From a recent hike to Lake Lillian. I never actually made it to the lake, which I guess isn’t that uncommon. There was snow at the ridge, and I ended up losing the trail. (Made more exciting by the fact … Continue reading
Machu Picchu: Postcard Shots
Machu Picchu, in all its glory…. the feet that got me there….
Inka Trail, Day 4: MACHU PICCHU
Arg!! The weather on the entire Inka Trail was *perfect*…. until the very last day. We awoke at 4am to make our way to the Sun Gate, *the* place to see the sunrise…. We really booked it and we were … Continue reading
Inka Trail, Day 3
The third day of the Inka trail might have been my favorite. The hiking was challenging, but not ridiculous. And we started early enough that we were able to see many of the small ruins all by ourselves…. … Continue reading
Inka Trail, Day 2
Day 2 was by fair the roughest day. We started out hiking up to Llulluchupampa. This was a steep 3km and we were all feeling it by the time we got there. From there, we were heading to Dead Woman’s … Continue reading
Inka Trail, Day 1
The first day of was pretty easy. It was about 16km and 6 hours of walking along the Urubamba River But we were at our lowest elevation point of 2380m (7,808 ft), which was even lower than Cuzco. The climb … Continue reading
The Inka Trail to Machu Picchu
I first began wanting to go to Peru a couple years ago. My main motivation was to do the 4 day trek to Machu Picchu. I had heard amazing things about the Machu Picchu ruins. And I just imagined hiking … Continue reading
Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast
The Na Pali Coast, on the northwest shore of Kauai, is amazingly lush. On our first day in Kauai, we did the first part of the 11-mile Kalalau hike. It starts on Ke’e beach and goes about 2 miles until you … Continue reading
Kota Kinabalu
Walking around Kota Kinabalu, post-hike. local boats to the islands. filipino market. boats at sea
Mt Kinabalu – Hike Back Down to Laban Rata
It was beautiful seeing what we had just hiked up in the morning light. Though the rock was slippery… and the descent was slow. looking back to the peak – notice the size of people for prespective karen falling … Continue reading
The Summit @ Low’s Peak
We had perfect weather at the summit. It was cold, but not freezing. And the skies were mostly clear, with just enough clouds to give perspective & help color the red morning sky. There were probably about 100 people up … Continue reading