Four days before my birthday, Stephen and I headed out on the Inka trail with a group of 16 hikers and the hopes of reaching Machu Picchu for April 28th, my birthday.
We started at 2720meters the first day, which was an easy hike through the Sacred Valley.
We past the ruins of Llactapata...
And had a beautiful sunset at about 3000 meters,
Though we were all thinking about the next day when we were going to climb to Dead Woman´s Pass at 4198 meters.
The second day was a long slow climb,
But the 1,000 meter climb doesn´t look so bad from the top! After decending 400 meters we settled in for an afternoon of rest.
We had a great view from our tent.
The next day it rained for our longest day of hiking.
The smell of wet bark mixed with moss and the occasional flower.
The rain broke for sunset,
Which we watched over the Winaywayna ruins.
The next day we got up at 4 a.m. and climbed our way to Machu Picchu to see the first rays of sun hit the ruins.
Dirty Birdy... 
Dirty Birdy Thirty.
We hiked with a great group,
And a really friendly guide, Carlos.
A few parting shots...
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