Preparing To Climb Mount Saint Helens We have lived in Washington for most of our lives and in school we learned about the explosion of Mount Saint Helens in 1980. As you can imagine, we both wanted to climb the mountain to see the crater and experience the mountain. Friends of ours did it and told us about how amazing it was, so we made it our goal to climb it this past summer. How to Get a Permit For…
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Introducing The Willamette Valley Imagine a land of flowing streams, placid farms, beautiful forests, chirping birds, and buzzing bees. Literally a land of flowing milk and honey. Also wine, flowers, and…
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Colca Canyon one of the deepest canyons in the world. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. One of the most beautiful things about it are the Condors flying in the…
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The Desert Oasis Huacachina is a small little town on the outskirts of Ica. The oasis is actually a naturally formed laguna among the desert. A number of hostals and restaurants…
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The Santa Cruz Trek The Santa Cruz trek is perhaps one of the most beautiful and accessible treks in the world. You can do the trek anywhere from 2-4 days. When…
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Huaraz, Peru Arriving in Huaraz We arrived early in the morning to the rugged city of Huaraz. The city is located in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Famous for the many…
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Arriving in Baños After the Quilotoa Loop we were on our way to Baños, Ecuador! Considered the adventure capitol of Ecuador we were excited to see what was in store for…
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The Amazing Quilotoa Loop We really enjoyed Mindo, it was a lot of fun. Our next destination was the Quilotoa Loop. After jumping from bus to bus we finally arrived in…
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Exploring Mindo From Otavalo we took a bus back to Quito and then onwards to Mindo. The bus trip sort of prepared us as we drove through a starkly different landscape.…