COLCA CANYON, PERU: Heading out of Cabanaconde towards Colca Canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: 5,000m+ snow covered mountains above Colca Canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: The flat part of the trail through the fields of corn just beyond Cabanaconde heading towards the rim of the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Lupin, cacti, fields of corn and a canyon lurking beyond the fields.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Looking down into the canyon from the rim.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Canyon rim cactus.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Forrest makes his way down the rocky trail.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Agave sprouting from the canyon wall.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Canyon wall plants.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Rock Pillar.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: A touch of wildlife part way down into the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: The trail remains steep and rocky. And the view remains spectacular. Getting warm in the sun.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: A unique rocky strata outcroping.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Looking down the canyon (down river).
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Getting close to the bottom of the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Trails zig-zag up the opposite side of the canyon and a lush green patch sticks out from the oterwise arid canyon slopes.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: The verdent canyon floor where straw huts and spring fed pools have been built to accomodate guests.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Looking up river from above the Oasis. Note the river bridge in the lower left corner.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Forrest continues down the trail to the Oasis accomodations.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Remains of a house perched up over the river near the base of the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: A sign of incentives.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Getting down to the very base of Colca Canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Bridge over Rio Colca at the base of the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: A green raging Rio Colca (Colca River).
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Down river, Rio Colca - Colca River.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Colca River bridge.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Natural spring fed pool at the Oasis.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Oasis spring fed pool falls.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: From behind the falls of the spring fed pool at the Oasis.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Lunch is served. A delicious plate of spaghetti and a unique and tasty sauce.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Riding burrows out of the canyon late in the afternoon. It's only slightly quicker and cooler than hiking yourself out. But it will cost you 50 Soles.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Long after the sunbeams left us at the bottom of the canyon, the real sunset started to paint the sky.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: The pink clouds reflect their light down onto the canyon walls.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Evening sunlight painting the canyon wall we hiked down and a flower covered bamboo hut.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: The pink phase of the sunset show happening above us, above the canyon walls.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Hiking out of the canyon in the morning.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Morning light on the western peaks above the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Morning light with cactus.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Morning light
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Forrest Wilder follows the rocky trail along up the steep slope of the eastern canyon wall early in the morning.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Steep walls, morning light.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Local labor carry pipe sections down into the canyon for continued development projects.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Cacti silhouettes against the morning light on the western wall of the canyon.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Two kids pass us while guiding their burrows up the steep canyon trail. They were riding one of the burrows prior to catching us up.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Cactus garden.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: Forrest initiates a much appriciated rest on the climb out of the canyon. He picks a spot with a good view! We're nearly out.
COLCA CANYON, PERU: We meet the sun at the lip of the canyon as it rises and we climb.
