in july of 2006, 14 ADVENTUROUS SOULS FOLLOWED IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANCIENT INCAS AND BRAVED endless STONE STEPS, ALTITUDE SICKNESS, QUESTIONABLE WATER QUALITY, MAN-EATING MOSQUITOS, AND A JUGGERNAUT OF COUNTLESS TRINKET VENDORS, IN AN EFFORT TO HIKE peru’s famous inca trail from cuzco to machu picchu.   over the course of 7 days, WE MARCHED LIKE SOLDIERS, ATE LIKE KINGS, SLEPT LIKE BABIES, AND ALTERNATELY BATTLED HEAT EXHAUSTION DURING THE DAY AND FROZE OUR ASSES OFF AT NIGHT.  ALL THE WHILE MARVELING AT THE MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE THAT IS THE PERUVIAN ANDES.
 
The Inca Trail