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Dan Beach's avatar

You are a great story-teller. Write away. And so nice to get away from the political dreck of the last couple of years.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thanks Dan!

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Bill Gerace's avatar

I loved this piece Walter as always everything you write is fabulous. I will say I am impressed with your physical strength. I could never do all of that. It is inspirational to say the least as I wish I could get myself back in good health and shape. I just seem unmotivated. But your post gives me hope. Thanks for sharing friend. Blessings. :) :) Happy Thanksgiving to you and your wife and your children and family. :) :)

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thank you Bill! Last year we didn't have snow so I started walking 10,000 steps a day. It's amazing how much better you feel. I'd do things like park at the far end of the grocery store lot to get extra steps. Try it and let me know how it goes!

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Carol's avatar

Great story! And in my book, you are all superhuman! I felt extraordinarily blessed not to have died getting up to the top of Huayna Picchu. I can only imagine your journey! (Funny detail: when we got to the top of Huayna Picchu, someone else was there. A little guy in boots and shorts with suspenders who was catching butterflies in a net for the British Museum. Interesting conversation ensued.)

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thank you that's very nice. Yes Huayna Picchu can be a bit extreme in parts!

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Zsolt Kohalmi The Late Harvest's avatar

Returning of course from Machu Picchu...

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Zsolt Kohalmi The Late Harvest's avatar

...we couldn't go on the Trail at all. It was an extreme dry Summer, and Trail was burning. Warnings everywhere, that you must not go on the Trail. When returning to Cusco on the train in the evening, it was frenetic looking at the other side and seeing the winding trail burning on the hillside.

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Zsolt Kohalmi The Late Harvest's avatar

Walter, it is a gorgeous account of running!!! On the Inca Trail. Even if we were in such a fitness level, we couldn

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thanks Zsolt!

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Margaret Fisk's avatar

Now you have me interested in going to see this beautiful area!!

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Walter Rhein's avatar

It's worth it!

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Untrickled by Michelle Teheux's avatar

Oh man. This makes me feel like a slacker!

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Well, I was younger then :)

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Greg Sanford's avatar

A nice break from civic chaos.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thanks, I'm trying to give people a little mental health break!

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