My apologizes for not posting sooner. My laptop has run aground, and I have not had much internet access. I am using the school´s computer now, and I won´t be able to post photos for a while.
On Friday, we went to Cotopaxi, one of the big volcanoes. On the way up, we saw some Andean condors, the largest flying bird in the world. The bus took us to a parking lot at 4600 meters (15,000 feet). From there, we hiked up to the refuge (refugio). That was a climb of 200 meters, so the refugio is at 15,744 feet. That´s the highest I´ve ever been. The altitude made the climb pretty rough. I decided to push on up and get it over with. At the last 5 meters, I realized I was hiking alongside the park guide. I thought it would be poor form to race, so I just kept going. At the last second, he lunged ahead of me, so I guess we were racing. He told me I had a good heart, which I took as a great compliment.
The view from Cotopaxi.
The refuge from the parking lot.
The boys stayed in the bus or in the parking lot. I hurried back down,
and Donna took a turn to go up to the refuge. After that, we rode
mountain bikes from the refuge down to a lake about 6 kilometers away.
There were wild horses at the lake.
On Friday, we went to Cotopaxi, one of the big volcanoes. On the way up, we saw some Andean condors, the largest flying bird in the world. The bus took us to a parking lot at 4600 meters (15,000 feet). From there, we hiked up to the refuge (refugio). That was a climb of 200 meters, so the refugio is at 15,744 feet. That´s the highest I´ve ever been. The altitude made the climb pretty rough. I decided to push on up and get it over with. At the last 5 meters, I realized I was hiking alongside the park guide. I thought it would be poor form to race, so I just kept going. At the last second, he lunged ahead of me, so I guess we were racing. He told me I had a good heart, which I took as a great compliment.
The view from Cotopaxi.
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