After our shortcut, we were able to meet back up with the trail, which was terribly rutted out from pack stock traveling through the mud so regularly as well as from the lack of trail maintenance. We slip-slid our way up to the pass and descended (once again) as the clouds rolled in and spritzed us enough to dampen our clothes.

Written by Neon Huancayo is a large city, containing many different sections. We chose to slack (walk with only day packs) out of the city to avoid having to stress…

“We’re finally going north again!”, I thought excitedly as we made our way along the edge of the road out of Paucara.

I think we made a mistake in calling it “Mother’s Day.” I think we meant to celebrate “Someone Loves me Unequivocally” Day. For those inside the bounds of a healthy…

The Inca trail and road were the same at times, though sometimes the trail was straighter as the road wound into the nooks of the mountainside.

Papas and Quinoa

Not only were Fidgit and I rejected in our attempt to cross Rio Pampas, we then had to walk along the same taunting river for a day and a half to get to the bridge crossing.

Written by Fidgit Climbing out of Andahuaylas, we diverted onto a stone aqueduct. We like the aqueducts; they follow a gentle grade. Following the narrow trail alongside the stone embankments…

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Haz clic aquí para leer en español Almost two weeks ago, we began the third year of Her Odyssey. Our goal by the end of 2018 is to travel 5000…