Guatemala has not been short of adventures! This last weekend the school took a group of us on a hiking trip up the tallest volcano in Central America, Volcan Tajumulco. It was by far one of the best experiences of my trip, and I would even say my life. The intensity of the hike was waayy understated to us when the trip was described but it was well worth the trek! We left before the sun came up Saturday morning, spent the day climbing, camped in tents at the base of the volcano, ate camp food, told stories, and scaled the volcano early Sunday morning in time to see the sun rise over the beautiful Guatemalan horizon. Truly wonderful. Here's some photos of the journey...
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| the crew, ready to go. |
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| feeling good so far (hiking in high altitude is rough!) and loving the view. |
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| lunch on el camino: bread from a local shop & guatemalan avocado... yummm |
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the volcano is the big mountain up to the left.
this was a beautiful open field in the middle of the mostly forested hike. |
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| almost to our campsite, the clouds in the valley below were just unreal. |
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the beginning of the sunrise on top of the volcano, approximate time 5:30am.
it felt like we were watching the beginning of the world. |
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| the clouds beneath us looked like a frothy ocean stretching out to an endless horizon. |
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| welcome sun! |
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| a serious feeling of accomplishment, gratitude for beauty, and extreme tiredness, loving it all. |
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| my feet by the end: ragged, blistered, and well used. a gift of an adventure. |
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