Trouble-Free Weekend
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| From Cuenca |
Went hiking in Cajas national park on Saturday, only 30-40 minutes outside of Cuenca. Stunning scenery. Like Yosemite in the US and Milford Sound in NZ, the landscape was created by receding glaciers carving away rock faces. They left behind lakes everywhere. Went on a hike that lasted 5-6 hours. It was a very relaxed pace, although the altitude (3,400m-3,800m) made me short of breath fairly easily. For once, no disasters to report. Some of the others had minor headaches, likely due to the altitude.
After the hike we got tired of waiting for the bus back and eventually hitched a ride. One of the best decisions of the day. Riding in the back of a pickup with the sun shining and the wind in my face was the best way to admire the landscape.
1 comment:
Nig, if you stopped at the ranger center near the pass to the coast, you probably saw the cobblestone Garcia Moreno Trail on which my tatarabuelos exported chincora bark which was turned to quinine for the treatment of malaria. It's why your father and mother are in India. If we hadn't sent the quinine for the tonic for the gin and tonic, the British would have never conquered India. In fact, I hiked that trail down to the coastal plain with a group of students back in 76 or so. Charlie
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