it was a short tour...a mini tour...
really nothing more than a ride to a destination
there was not much planning
nearly all the information that I found was inaccurate
my language skills did not help with the process
laguna de paron
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the air was thin and cold
the water was certainly colder
had I known of the myth of the healing powers of the water I would have climbed in
not sure how I would have warmed up again... perhaps it is best that I did not
the ride to the lake was a long climb
the ride down was a scream
maybe I will glance at some pictures from the trip for a more detailed story
Fermin Sanchez... that was the name of the ranger at the station by the lake at the top
it was a short tour... yet the trip to Peru was a month long
bringing a bike had its hassles yet offered a variety of freedoms as well as an assortment of memories
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Where you fortunate enough to sample any of this with a local shaman?
it is funny...
on the long steep fire road switchback climb I found myself dizzy
a long day of exertion
lack of food
poor fitness
there I was above the clouds staring across this valley at a 500 foot water fall
I got off the bike and took a break
I laughed to myself as the meaning of life entered my brain
then when I thought... I should write this down... it was all forgotten
no shaman needed...
Not the same...trust me.
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