testmeat photoblog

i've been chilling out in arequipa the last week or so, kind of doing a whole lot of nothing. it feels good to take a break every now and then, but i'm starting to feel like i should go out and do something productive. a popular tourist destination from arequipa is colca canyon which you can trek in and around, either with a guide or by yourself. for a few days now i was strongly considering doing it without a guide, i think all this relaxing has made me want to give myself a challenge. however after seeking some advice it seems that if you want to explore as much as possible, it's considerably harder without guidance. particularly as i have no tent, sleeping bag, gps, compass - i think the chances of me getting lost would be fairly high. so my alternate option is a 3 day trek, which is probably ambitious enough as i am far from an accomplished hiker. still expending all that energy will justify me relaxing the following week, so in my head it'll all be worth it. i doubt they have sorted out internet in the depths of the canyon, so i'll be offline for a few days, but should be back posting by the weekend.

by the way this was taken on isla del sol in lake titicaca, and here's the original