Our jungle adventure started out innocently enough. However, traveling with me sometimes becomes very interesting. Our journey began via a short 40-minute plane ride from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado. After meeting other travelers at the…
Year: 2017
Peru – Sacred Valley
After completing the Inka Trail, we met up with Will’s mom and daughter. They had gotten to Machu Picchu via the train. We all spent the night in Aguas Caliente. It was great to be…
Peru – Inka Trail
Yes, we survived the Inka Trail. And let me tell you, that trail is challenging. The Inka Trail is 45km, approximately 28 miles, spread over 4 days. It really doesn't sound that bad, but when…
Peru – Rainbow Mountain (Cerro Colorado)
Wow, this was one amazing place. Everything about it seemed so surreal. This hike was really tough, but so beautiful. It's set in the Ausangate mountains in the Andes…
Peru – Cusco
Hanging in Cusco, where the air is thin at 10,800 feet. It's also a city where you take your life in your hands just by walking down the street. The city has been around…
Peru – Lima
We started our Peruvian journey by flying into Lima. Lima is the capital city of Peru and the metro area has a population of 10 million. We stayed at the Insights Hostel Peru. It…
Angel Fire – Elliot Barker Trail
Had a couple of nice days hiking in Northern New Mexico in Angel Fire. Angel Fire is a resort town of about 1,200 full-time residents nestled in the Moreno Valley of the Sangre de Cristo…
Hiking and Swinging Bridges
Day Four - Finds us looking for an indoor activity. Rainy weather and cabin fever, look no further than Get Air. It's an indoor trampoline park. Everyone else was in school, so again had…
The Cave State
Missouri maybe the Show-Me State, but others like to think of it as the Cave State as well. Missouri is home to about 6,000 caves, so, I guess they are worthy of the title. Day…
The Show-Me-State
You'll find us in Osage Beach, Missouri, the Lake of the Ozark’s area. Why, because it was somewhere in between for our family to get together for my nephew’s spring break. So, what do you…