We are safely out of the mountains and back in civilization. Our 12 day trip turned into 6, mostly because of the weather. It was pretty cold at 13,000 feet and we were getting rained on multiple times per day. That said, we were able to see the highest mountains we have ever seen and some of the most beautiful terrain we have ever seen. We had a great time, as I am sure you will be able to tell in our photos. We ate fresh trout (thanks to Matt and his new fly ...

We have all arrived in Huaraz, Peru. Another member has been added to our posse, Scotts common travel partner and roomate from college Matt aka Schmidty. He just finished studying espanol in Buenos Aires for 6 weeks. To say that we are all excited to be in the mountains is an understatement. This area is absolutely breathtaking, described as glaciated peaks razoring there way through expansive mantles of jade valleys, and in the recesses of these prodigious...