Happy Birthday Tree Ferns

It's May 2nd 2014, the day I turn two decades old! What present do I give myself?Tree ferns.The plant in which pterodactyls like to hide.But let me back up. Last night, the day after finishing my Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, after not nearly enough rest and relaxation in...

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There and Back Again (to Machu Picchu!)

Continued from my last post about Middle Earth: The Fellowship of the Trek, Lord of the Rings Style.Day 3: Cloud Forest and Hot SpringsSunrise in the Cloud Forest.The Fellowship awoke a precious hour later today, at 6:00am, to begin Day 3 of the Salkantay Trek. We donned short...

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The Fellowship of the Trek, Lord of the Rings Style

This year a lot of my friends have been studying abroad in New Zealand, and I have been perpetually jealous of all the Lord of the Rings in theirs lives. (Check out my friend Emily's blog, Kiwis Hobbits and Rocks.) Well, I finally got my own Lord of the Rings experience right...

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