May 25, 2014
Huaraz to Yanama via the Olimpica Pass, Huascaran National Park:
Got an early start at what looked like would be a great day riding into the Huascaran National Park.
A mile east of Carhuaz:
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Entering the park:
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Tunnel at the summit:
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The road is paved all the way to Chacas, great ride:
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It was a bit cloudy with some haze, however some the views were amazing:
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Village of Chacas:
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After some road info, water break and a dozen photos I worked my way out of town:
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There's water running down off the hills in almost every gorge:
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Stopped to help this guys with a flat. They had a patch but no glue or air. Within 15 minutes we were on our way:
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It was hot and the road was incredible rough. When I came around a corner and saw this, it made it all fun again.
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Arriving in Yanama I met a couple from Germany traveling with their two children, oh, and a sister in-law (she was visiting them). They had started in Baltimore, MD and had been on the road about the same time as me. It's always a fun meeting other over landers. They weren't Mormons, I asked.
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I arrived in Yanama at 3:30pm and decided to find a place to stay, I really didn't have a choice. Talked to a few bus drivers and was informed that the road to Yungay where I was heading was very bad and would take four hours, it's 59 miles to Yungay.
View from my room:
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This place was very modern, clean and had lots of hot water and a couple cold beers. When I checked in, the receptionist brought me a pitcher of water with ice in it, real ice! I don't think I've seen ice since I departed the States.
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No, that's not an illusion, it's the porch:
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The end of a very tough riding day, life is good!
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