Tag: Treks
Machu Picchu Lodge Trek Team #2 (Pampas Pumas) treks over Salkantay Pass!
Today, our recently named team ‘Pampas Pumas’ left the beautiful Salkantay Lodge and made our way up and over Salkantay pass! It was a chilly morning, but we had clear skies and a expansive view of the mountain in front of us to encourage us as we hike up a few thousand feet to 15,213 ft./4,638 […]
Machu Picchu Lodge Trek Team #2: Day Hike to Lake Humantay!
Today our team took an acclimitization day hike to Lake Humantay(4,221m), fed by the glaciers of Humantay peak (5,917m.) This is one of the most beautiful lakes I have ever seen in the alpine, with many shades of blues and greens, reflecting the snow capped peak above. We we had a visit with a Q’ero […]
Machu Picchu Lodge Trek Team #2: Let the Trek begin!
Today our team began our Journey toward Machu Picchu on the Salkantay trek. We stared our by driving alone windy mountainous roads to the village of Limatambo, where we visited the Inca site of Tarawasi which is named after a medicinal red flower. Our next stop was at a farm that will eventually supply the lodges […]
Machu Picchu Lodge Trek Team #2 Meets in Cusco!
Hello friends and family! Our second Machu Picchu Lodge Trek team arrived in Cusco over the past few days and today we all gathered for a tour of the ‘Navel of the World,’ Cusco city. Cusco is a fascinating city, from its Inca heritage to it’s Spanish influence, the history of the city is visible […]
Mongolia 2017 Team back in Ulaanbaatar, Wrapping up trip
Hello Everyone, Yesterday morning we left Olgii on a 3 hour flight back to UB. We arrived in the afternoon, checked into our hotel downtown and then had our celebratory dinner last night at my favorite restaurant “Silk Road”. Today is the final day of the trip and most of Team Airdrop will be heading […]
Machu Picchu Lodge Trek (Team Muchos Piscos) travels back to Cusco!
The final day of our Machu Picchu Lodge Trek brings us full circle, back to Cusco! Today we enjoyed a relaxed morning at Inkaterra, where they offer nature programs like bird watching and orchid viewing tours along with checking out the endangered Peruvian speckled bear. After another delicious lunch we boarded the PeruRail train and […]
Mongolia 2017 Team’s Eagle Hunter visit
Hello Everyone, Today after breakfast and another visit this morning with our local family friends we headed on down the road to the village of Sagsai where we visited an accomplished horseman and eagle hunter. This is one of the highlights of this unique trip. Not only do we get to hike and climb but […]
