Overview

Your favorite surrogate travelers, Jim and Rita, are tackling their biggest challenge yet - hiking the 26-mile Inca Trail to that Wonder of the Ancient World, Machu Picchu. As both are in their 60's, they are never quite sure if they will succeed. Follow along in "real-time" in this day-by-day account of their experiences on this famous trail and destination. Plenty of photos taken along the way put you right on the trail with them. If you've ever considered the Hike yourself or just wonder what it would be like for "regular people", not professional hikers, you will enjoy this story. NOTE: This story is an excerpt from "An Uphill Climb: Survivor's Guilt and the Inca Trail". This story deals only with the Hike itself, and not any of the personal issues addressed in sometimes painful detail in "An Uphill Climb"