On Monday we went back up to Machu Picchu. When we got there it was so foggy that you could barely see ten feet in front of you.
Fortunately the fog cleared up so we could watch the sunrise again. We went to the solar observatory and saw where light lines up with the wall only a few times a year.
You can see the sun ray hit the side of the wall. It's a little hard to see there is a line running diagonally through the observatory.
After that, Dr. Brown sent the three of us up Huyna Picchu to collect geographic measurements. Considering how much we had hiked right before that, we knew it was going to be a tough hike. We were told it would take about two hours to reach the summit but we did it in about 45 minutes. The top of the mountain gives you a birds eye view of Machu Picchu and the surrounding landscape. The summit is really narrow but there were so many people up there. Throughout this trip, my hatred for "selfie sticks" grows every day because people are so focused on taking the perfect "selfie" that they don't watch where they swing those things. Anyways we got some great pictures of Machu Picchu and the other mountains.
Huyna Picchu from Below
Machu Picchu from Huyna Picchu
(if you look very closely, you can see Dr. Brown and his family).
You can see the sun ray hit the side of the wall. It's a little hard to see there is a line running diagonally through the observatory.After that, Dr. Brown sent the three of us up Huyna Picchu to collect geographic measurements. Considering how much we had hiked right before that, we knew it was going to be a tough hike. We were told it would take about two hours to reach the summit but we did it in about 45 minutes. The top of the mountain gives you a birds eye view of Machu Picchu and the surrounding landscape. The summit is really narrow but there were so many people up there. Throughout this trip, my hatred for "selfie sticks" grows every day because people are so focused on taking the perfect "selfie" that they don't watch where they swing those things. Anyways we got some great pictures of Machu Picchu and the other mountains.
(if you look very closely, you can see Dr. Brown and his family).
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