My journey to Peru begins at 4AM this morning. I drive myself to the airport where I take a flight to Chicago, then Houston, and finally on to Lima, arriving at 10:30PM. I reach my hotel in the San Isidro district by midnight and am soon fast asleep. No opportunity for photos today.

Last week I happened upon a picture of Machu Picchu and decided it would be the destination for my next solo trekking adventure. After some quick research I determined that this week would be a perfect time to make the journey as the rainy season is mostly over and winter and the main tourist season has not yet arrived. My frequent flyer miles got me as far as Lima and I will complete the journey using a domestic air carrier, a train, a bus, and three days worth of trekking over the 15,000 foot Salkantay Pass to reach this mystical lost Incan city. I am taking a 50L pack for the trekking as well as a 25L day pack and my camera which weigh in at just over 40 pounds which is a comfortable load for me these days. I will return on May 10th and will not post again until then at which time I hope to have returned with my own Peruvian treasure trove of images. Jeanine has made me promise I will not climb alone and I will make arrangements to join up with a trekking group when I arrive in Cusco.

This morning I carpooled with teammates to Medway where we secured first place standing in our over 50 soccer league with a narrow win. With five minutes left in the match I scored the only goal of the contest. It was neither pretty nor well struck but did manage to squirm past the keeper for the win. Later in the afternoon I went for a 90 minute walk and was fortunate to capture this image in which my subject was not busy grazing as has been the case in most of my past attempts to photograph horses.