Canyon del Pato and Huscaran National Park

Worlds most dangerous road Part 2. Still traveling with Jen, Witt and Quinn Sparks, we traveled the "highway" through the Canyon of the Ducks. We're not sure if the canyon is  named for the bird or what you have to do to get through the tunnels.

It's a tight squeeze!

The road is narrow and twisty through a series of tunnels. Signs warn drivers to honk before entering the tunnel. Westy's horn was not working so we had to tuck in behind a construction truck AKA the "pace car" and stick with him for the whole canyon .

Yes, yes this is a two way highway....

At least they added some safety signage...

After two days of driving through hot, dusty desert we stopped to take care of some important "man stuff."

The Sparks Mobile has never looked so shiny!

Justin in his element.

Next stop is Huscaran National Park. The park boasts 200 glaciers, some of the tallest mountains in Peru, crystal clear, blue lakes, waterfalls and valleys full of of happy cows. Here is one of the peaks seen from the park entrance.

The lakes really are that color blue.

The flowers and trees were amazing with blooming Bromliads and peeling bark trees

Hiking in the high altitude cloud forest. Wonderful views!

Sadly, the Sparks family decided it was time to settle down for a month or two and left us for an apartment in town.

We returned to the Huscaran park to camp and hike to Lago #69. The hike took 3.5 hours (with a little extra time for getting lost) but the view at the end was worth it.

Justin was pretty happy to be headed downhill after the lake. If only it wasn't sleeting for a half an hour.

Hiking along the edge of the glaciers

We found a water spring coming right out of the rock and filled our tanks. This was some of the coldest and best water we have ever tasted.

Our camp view was wonderful. Even the Michelin Man came out for a visit one night.





Ok,,  adopting a dog isn't really a practical idea right now but this Mamma and baby would fit into the rig perfectly no???

The baby looks like he's wearing a Peruvian ear flap hat.