Cayambe Oct 2016
/Of all the many beautiful, and magical days, of great weather in the Quito Valley, this day in the mountain topped them all! No wind, mostly clearly blue skies and Volcano Cayambe remain available for viewing all day long. In some shots, above 4,000m, you can even see Cotopaxi and the "Valley of the Volcanoes"!
All photos are in sequence of my truck ride up. Video will be posted in separate blog. Enjoy!
The series above ends at 4123m per the sign. The last 3 photos are intended to show the Volcano Cotopaxi which is approx 70km South from this location. You'll need to click and enlarge the photo to see it.
Pictures are surprisingly vivid on the iPhone 5S. There are some other factors including a clear day, steady hand and no wind which helps the photographer! The GoPro would have been a good thing to bring--but it was sitting a home.
This part of the road is when the Hilux and its high clearance really came through! First photo is taken from the location of the sign found in picture #4. In 2nd and 3rd photos is where I reached 4352m per my watch, but 4385m per the sign-- think mine is correct! :) All of these were uploaded in batches and then I moved photos, added commentary, and made sure I looked good with Super Duper Extra Photo Shop--hence some of the haphazard presentation. Also, I'm busy ppl! Raising this wonderful child is easy and pleasing.
The last 8 photos are at the max altitude and end of the road. From that location, folks stay at the refugio overnight in order to attempt summits at ~5,780m of Cayambe. Boots and crampons are needed as there are many glaciers. I could only stay for awhile at ~4600m as I was feeling lightheaded.
