2008 - Peru

The super-fancy first class of the overnight bus to Huaraz
The super-fancy first class of the overnight bus to Huaraz

The super-fancy first class of the overnight bus to Huaraz
My first view of the mountains in the cold cold morning
My first view of the mountains in the cold cold morning

My first view of the mountains in the cold cold morning
There's Huazcarán, the biggest in Peru
There's Huazcarán, the biggest in Peru

There's Huazcarán, the biggest in Peru
Going down was easy... it was the return that took it out of you
Going down was easy... it was the return that took it out of you

Going down was easy... it was the return that took it out of you
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My, Cesar, Gustavo, and Bernardo with the 10th graders from Santa Maria
My, Cesar, Gustavo, and Bernardo with the 10th graders from Santa Maria

My, Cesar, Gustavo, and Bernardo with the 10th graders from Santa Maria
On top of a boulder Cesar, Gustavo and I climbed
On top of a boulder Cesar, Gustavo and I climbed

On top of a boulder Cesar, Gustavo and I climbed
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In the yard of the school, where I spent a lot of Sunday sitting and reading
In the yard of the school, where I spent a lot of Sunday sitting and reading

In the yard of the school, where I spent a lot of Sunday sitting and reading
Making the hike down for mass
Making the hike down for mass

Making the hike down for mass
There's Huaraz, and you can see the Black Range on the other side (we're in the White range)
There's Huaraz, and you can see the Black Range on the other side (we're in the White range)

There's Huaraz, and you can see the Black Range on the other side (we're in the White range)
I was a little more eager to get down than the rest (I really had to go to the bathroom, I remember quite vividly)
I was a little more eager to get down than the rest (I really had to go to the bathroom, I remember quite vividly)

I was a little more eager to get down than the rest (I really had to go to the bathroom, I remember quite vividly)
The church of St. Francis
The church of St. Francis

The church of St. Francis
It had really cool carved doors
It had really cool carved doors

It had really cool carved doors
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