Machu Piccu Day 6

The third day was my favorite.  We saw some ruins, hiked down through forests that were so beautiful and had views of miles and miles in every direction. It drizzled on us for almost 2 hours but cleared right towards the end of our hike so we could have the perfect view from my new favorite place on earth…Intipata.  I can not describe the feeling you get when your on the edge of a cliff, above the clouds and can see what seems like the expanse that never ends. It made me feel like I saw a glimpse into what heaven will be like.  It was a peace and calmness like I have never felt.  The whole trip was worth that moment in time. 

View from our campsite

Michelle got sick in the middle of the night but was such a trooper and walked the whole way even though she was so dizzy and nauseous so she napped whenever possible

More beautiful ruins

This was our view from our lunch campsite

Intipata is honestly my favorite place on this planet so far.  It was beyond description and I wish I could of stayed there longer.

That night our head chef made us a cake.  Its incredible what they are able to do out here.  

Machu Picchu Day 5

The second day was the hardest as far as the climbing.  We gained over 3000 feet in elevation and got to almost 14000 feet.  We climbed to dead woman’s pass.  It was beautiful as we climbed through forests….so many steps but the view was so worth it.  After the pass we climbed two hours down but didn’t quite make it before the rain hit us. The last 30 mins was an adventure of traversing down in a torrential down pour.  We were soaked but it made for some good adventures. The rain didn't last too long so we were be able to get out and walk around and eat dinner together.  We came up with some rap songs at dinner to explain the adventure of our hike so far.

Leaving our first camp site in the early morning

Hiking all the way to the top

Dead womans pass

The weather changes so fast and so it went from this to this in 5 minutes

It was crazy how fast this came on and how hard it came down

View from our campsite