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The Trail up Huayna Picchu |
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Morning light and drifting mists lend a different feel to Machu Picchu. A light rain blew up (literally) occasionally to punctuate a steady drizzle. The trail to Huayna Picchu leads from the south end of Machu Picchu, between the two thatch-roofed shelters immediately in front of the ridge in the center left of this photo. |
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Looking past the shelters, you can see the gate and hut where the signin log is kept. If you get there early, there may not be anyone to record your name, but no one said anything when I walked out a few hours later and explained that there had been nowhere to sign in when I left the trailhead at 7:10 a.m. |
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Can you say "airy traverse?" Ok, by mountaineering standards, it's a sidewalk, but for some of the tourists, this marked their "I think it's time to turn around" revelation. |
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As the trail snakes its way up Huayna Picchu, the vista shifts from the Urubamba river to a view back to Machu Picchu. Lost in the mists of time, it seemed to await rediscovery despite the fact that busloads of tourists would invade as soon as the morning train from Cuzco arrived about 11 a.m. |