The day dawned very cold with everything covered in frost. We packed up and then headed to a plateau and Tagush pass. It seemed to take forever because I was not feeling too great. I had a bit of reflux. The cure? Coke a cola for sale at the campsite.
The pass gave us amazing views of Mt Diablo Mudo. A group that we saw yesterday was schedule to started climbing at 2 in the morning. We couldn’t see them as we passed the mountain.
From there we descended and climbed up another valley to a pass. I have to say that my legs felt like lead. The valley was beautiful with a number of colors. From the pass we walked a bit and our chef met us with a vegetarian extravaganza. The non vegetarians also had a bit of chicken. Almost 30 condors flew over our heads. They were amazing. We figured they were in their way to a dead cow to feast
One of our group picked up a set of poles that he thought that either I or another group member left behind. They actually belonged to another group. While trying to get them back to the correct group the owner came by and was really rude. It was not a good display of how hikers should behave. In such a beautiful place I don't understand the negativity.
From there we had a fantastic walk along a ridge where we were able to see the highest mountains in the Huayhuash range.
Below is an image of the ridge.
As we walked in the ridge two beautiful blue lakes became visible- Lake Jahuacocha and Turquoise Lake.
Next we descended a steep trail to our camp on the edge of the lake. There were more tents than normal but this place is the traditional last night of the trek. It is also the starting point for shorter treks.
Sunset over camp
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