Sunday, May 27, 2012

Into the Cloud Forest

Today we hike from Wayrajmachay Lodge at 12900 feet to Collpa Lodge at 9200 feet.

Beautiful sunrise view over Humantay Peak as we begin the hike. Cool but warming up very quickly.

It's clear that today will be a day for 'micro' pictures - not the strong point for an iPhone - so not many pics to share from the trek.

Beautiful yellow flowers from the Aster
family - known locally as chocclo chocclo. Hummingbirds, bamboo, forever youngs (winay wayna), lady slipper, and more.

Want to find the chocclo chocclo to see if it will grow in Vermont. Flower looks like a corn cob. Stunning.

The day ends where the Salcantay, Chalan, and Totora rivers converge into the Santa Teresa river.

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