Sunrise on the second day
A little early morning light on the peaks
Visiting canine
Camp in the midst of packup
Scattered bones
Riding on up
Tiny high-altitude succulents
Clear early skies
Shadows receding
Clouds starting to roll in
Overnight ice
Valley disappearing
Clearing up again
Scrubland as we approach the pass
Burning off the haze
Taking the longer but horse-friendly approach to the pass
Long ice crystals
Way past the treeline
Approaching 4600m
First glimpse of the glaciers
View at the pass
Flat area to the side
Direction of travel
Salkantay
Turkaway
Pass marker
At the pass
Celebration!
About to descend
Plunging into the valley
Guide, horse, and horseman
Cairn
Stopping for a snack
Curving around
Small stream at first, to be followed for the rest of the trek
Bright green
Munching
Patient and tolerant
Looking back up toward the pass
Slowly thickening air
Short break before charging ahead again
More big hills
Marching on
Still clear skies
Corral down below
Through the grass
Andean condors overhead
Four condors circling
Heart-shaped corral
Same condors, still circling
Down in the valley
Snowy range
Sheep!
Sheparding in action
Our little stream gathers power
Another set of trails
Old canal
Looks like the Andes, all right
Our first bridge of the trek
Keeping an eye on the sheep
Happy to get some fruit!
Jagged and bare
Lassoing up the misbehaving steers
Passing through Pampaccahuana, the first town of the trek
Lambs on the run
Mom's a little shaggier and dirtier
Black sheep
Waterfall in the distance
Piglets on the prowl
Paucarcancha - Pampaccahuana sector
Nice spot for lunch
Across the stream
Our chef at work
The path forward
Lunch tent with tea ready to serve
Back on the trail, chasing a cow
Getting greener with every step
First of the invasive eucalyptus
Bridges are getting bigger
Bright red bromeliads
Air plants and lichens
Retaining wall a little ways ahead
Stream is now a river
Terraces of ruins ahead
Lupine
Paukarkancha in view
Puffy clouds
Paukarkancha from behind
Terraces of Paukarkancha
Cacti
Partially stored site
Front of the checkpoint
Rounded central building
At about 3600m
Our campsite, with buildings!
Making friends before the pup starts nipping
Dinner tent and general grounds
After sunset
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