The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Moooing

Hola!

Chiming in finally from the Black Sheep Inn, in the quaint village of Chugchilán, Ecuador where the altitude is 10,500 ft. For you Seattleites that is just 200 ft. shy of Mt. Baker's altitude! Being up this high makes you out of breath a bit more often, but you get used to it quickly. Cows occupy steep slopes in every direction that are reminiscent of the Swiss Alps. The sleeping arrangements are much better than 2 days before, where staying in the depths of the Amazon, critters the size of my hand made me anxious enough to wrap myself like a mummy in my covers and slowly drift off in the humid night air hoping none of them shared the bed with me. My fear of large arachnids was quickly relieved by the wide variety of other creatures, including this little guy:

Tonight, I hope to take a picture of the Milky Way finally. It's amazing how bright the stars are with a lack of light pollution. Adios for now!