Group photo at the very beginning of the trek
Lead guide Victor at the entrance
The passport checkpoint at the entrance to the trail
The Peru Rail train heads for Machu Picchu. Looking back, this would have been much easier than trekking for 4 days.
Another view of the train -- We did take this train back... it is not a very comfortable experience.
Our first campsite
The bathroom instructions. I'm not sure everyone followed them...
The view from our tent on the first night.
A rooster approaches our tent
Carrie on the trail on Day 2. Notice how the trail is uphill (it was uphill for nearly the entire day!)
Porters run up the trail with 20kg loads!
Trekkers continue uphill...
Our group at the highest point on the trail! We had just completed "Dead Woman's Pass", at 4200 meters. Unfortunately, clouds blocked any view.
The path now heads downhill.
The lunch appetizer
Course 2 for lunch (soup)
Main course for lunch (stuffed chicken)
My full plate for the main course at lunch.
The lunch dessert (rice pudding and hot jelly)
Our group prepares an offering to the gods.
Apple pie for dessert one day!
Carrie and Dan in ponchos
The tower of rice!
Dan, Puma (the assistant guide), and Carrie
The Sun Gate
One of our fellow trekkers is carried to Machu Picchu in a stretcher
Llamas sharing the trail
We made it!
Our group at Machu Picchu -- unfortunately, one of our injured trekkers is not in this photo.
Victor gives us a tour of Machu Picchu
Partially cut stone
The four corners of this rock point to the 4 cardinal directions
An ill Dan rests during the Machu Picchu tour
They carved these rocks to match the mountain range
Peruvian bunnies (they don´t have cotton tails)
Temple of the Condor (can you see it?)
The llamas caught me witnessing their love
Oh wait, it´s just a mother and child
The bus takes us from Machu Picchu to the town of Aguas Calientes
