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Dustin, The Wind BONUS EPISODE! Over the weekend I hiked 40+ miles through the Santa Cruz trail in Parque Nacional Huascaran. The trail weaves through the park passing through subtropical canyons, many waterfalls, surrounded by snow capped peaks (many of which tower over 16,000 ft), alpine lakes, wide open flower filled valleys. On the third day, starting from Cashapaumpa, the trail leads you over Punta Union pass at 15,670 ft. Altitude sickness is not to be trifled with and there were a few moments when I thought I was a deadman- not to be too dramatic. My diaries include my gear list pros and cons, paying heed to others opinions, details of the hike and trail, a morning spent in the mountain village of Vaqueria learning to make Choclo (local snack/popcorn), and lot of me bitching about altitude sickness!