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Day Five Blog Post, Inca Trek

06/18/2019 | Inca Trail, Peru

Day 5, Inca Trek We arrived at the Gate of the Sun shortly after sunrise and descended down the mountain to our destination of Machu Picchu. We were all up early today to do the very thing that we have planned and trained for over the course of the last six months.  We divided into […]

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Sky Lodge, June 23rd

06/18/2019 | Inca Trail, Peru

SkyLodge, June 23rd We landed in Cusco two days ago and it feels that we have already packed a short lifetime into 48 hours. One can’t help but marvel at the Incan majesty of Cusco. The cobble-stone streets line the wonders of this ancient place. In this high altitude city, you will find a melting pot […]

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Day Three Blog Post, Inca Trek

06/18/2019 | Inca Trail, Peru

Day 3, Inca Trek We landed in Cusco two days ago and it feels that we have already packed a short lifetime into 48 hours. One can’t help but marvel at the Incan majesty of Cusco. The cobble-stone streets line the wonders of this ancient place. In this high altitude city, you will find a melting […]

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Day Two Blog Post, Inca 2019

The Journey Begins We are 19 adventurous souls traveling together ranging in age from 17 to 62.  We come from many walks of life, from rural towns and big cities. Some of us are doing this adventure as solo travelers, we have a mother and daughter combination, three married couples and multiple small friend groups. What we all share is a […]

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Day One Blog Post, Inca 2019

Inca Trail Trek Spring 2019 Great accomplishments generally have their roots in humble beginnings. Today nineteen adventurous individuals from Minnesota, Georgia and Washington State embarked on a trip of a lifetime.  They are in route to the Andes mountains to either hike the famed Inca Trail or to scale a mountain cliff in the Sacred Valley […]

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2018 Camino Trek to Benefit Smile Network – Day 3

We are 60 kilometers into our trek. Every morning we are up before the sun to beat the heat of the day as we set out on another 20 Kilometer hike. Spirits are high as we complete the third day. We are half way to our destination. Over the course of the next six days […]

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The Camino Continues

Greetings from Pontevedra Spain and the 2018 Portuguese Camino trek to benefit Smile Network! Thank you to all the participants and the donors 30 children will receive life-altering surgeries as a result of the participation of the trekkers and the donors that generously supported their efforts.

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The Journey Begins

We were greeted by a glorious Portuguese sunrise this morning as we began our journey on the Camino. We hiked over 15 kilometers today under partially sunny skies. Thunder and lightning threatened us all day but we stayed ahead of the storm as we walked through the castle towns of Valença, Portugal and Tui, Spain. We completed […]

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A Day of Exploring

  We total Ten. Nine outgoing and fast-talking women, and one brave man. We range in age from 47 to 66. We come from Minnesota, Wyoming, Washington and South Carolina. Within the first 24 hours of our arrival into Europe we lost one passport, a brand new Iphone 10, one suitcase, and a pair of […]

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A Single Step

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. Our campsite day three. All have arrived to the destination safely.

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