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| The summit of Pichincha |
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| View of South Quito |
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| Me and Kamila looking at Cotopaxi |
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| In the background is Cotopaxi, snow capped |
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| Sunset in the South Quito Valley |
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| Cotopaxi... I want to go there (© Tina Fey) |
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Al cielo del mundo
A few days ago I went with Toby and Kamila to hike Pichincha. Pichincha is the closest volcano to Quito, just outside of the city. You take a gondola up to the base camp, from that point you go on foot. We just kept hiking until we were about 3/4 of the way to the summit (it got dark and we had to go home.) The views from Pichincha are absolutely breathtaking. You can see the entirety to Quito and it´s suburbs. Note: Quito is huge, about 50 km long from North to South. When the clouds get out of the way you get a great view of Cotopaxi with it´s snow cap. And the whole area is just unbelieveable: the clouds, the valleys, the mountains. It was really one of the most amazing things I´ve ever done. I took tons of pictures so I´ll post some here, and hopefully later I can get all of them on flickr, which I have still yet to touch. Next on my list is to summit Pichincha and hike Cotopaxi!
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Cotopaxi! Where we are going to mtn bike down the volcano next spring with you??!!
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Wonderful photos. My favorite is you and your friends together--I love people photos.
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Marguerite
Beautiful! I just now remembered to check out your blog, but I will certainly be back soon! You're a very entertaining writer and I love hearing about your adventures.
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