Thanks for all the good times Huaraz

It seems crazy, but after nearly 6 months the time has come for us to leave Huaraz.  We´ll miss the Lodge, all the great people, the mountains, the restaurants, the biking, the ice cream and many other things, but it feels right to be back on the road again.
A special thanks to Alex and Bruni [...]

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Huayhuash Day 4: Laguna Mitacocha to Laguna Carhuacocha

We woke up on day four and packed up camp. Around 8am Edmundo ambled into camp. As we were half expecting, he brought us a full kilo of cheese instead of the half kilo we had requested. Who can blame him for trying to make a bit more money? And either [...]

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Onwards and Upwards

Yesterday was our last day working at The Way Inn.  Overall, it´s been a really good experience.  Learned a lot, met a lot of good people.  It will definitely be hard to leave our new friends!  Oh, and those comfy beds, hot showers and good food…but one must press on.
We´re starting the new phase of [...]

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Cycling Adventures

Life is tough. This is where we ride:

Thanks Kim, for heading out with us.  It was a great day!

There is one drawback to riding in Peru.  Cows.

I´ve been feeling pretty under the weather lately (strep throat maybe?  just an aweful cold perhaps?), but I´m getting much better and will hopefully be back on the [...]

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Laguna Churup

Last weekend we finally were able to get up into the mountains on a hike. We do get free time from our job, but not too much and we´ve been riding our bikes whenever we get a chance. Last weekend, we decided to give the bikes a rest and use our legs to…gasp!…walk [...]

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Parque Nacional Cajas

Our backpacking adventure in Parque Nacional Cajas was truly an amazing experience. My words or our pictures could never convey the natural beauty of the area, but I can at least describe our adventure.

From Parque Nacion…

Cajas is notorious for rainy, cold weather. It is also known as being a bit disorienting, as there are over [...]

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Iliniza Norte…BRILLIANT!

After our position with MCCH fell through, we had a week to play with before Dad and Grandma arrived…so we did what any adventure seeking couple would do. We climbed a mountain.

From Iliniza Norte

We chose Iliniza Norte off a recommendation from a few different friends (thanks for all the info Glenn!). It is definitely not [...]

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What a week!

It seems like it´s been a while since we posted last, and so much has happened since then! We climbed a mountain, had family come visit, and did a whirlwind tour of Ecuador!
Thanks to my lovely father and grandmother for coming down to Ecuador to visit. Grandma was a real trooper and met all the [...]

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Weekend Trip to Baños

Baños is a sleepy little resort town four hours south-east of
Quito. It is known for its thermal baths: mineral water heated underground by its proximity to an active volcano. When we left
Quito on Friday afternoon for Baños, we knew all this. We just didn’t know how active the volcano would become.

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Mt. Washington Expedition

Climbing Mt. Washington
The first trial run for our gear happened over the MLK weekend.  The OSU Mountaineers Club took their annual trip to Mt. Washington and we went with them.
The trip is always a frantic non-stop event; travel 13 hours in a van to New Hampshire, rent crampons and axes, climb up and down the mountain, [...]

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