More hiking

First of all, I'd like to mention that I had written quite a bit about living in Ecuador that I wanted to post here, but for some reason, I can no longer transfer text from MS Word to Blogger. Well, I can, but then blogger only recognizes it as hypertext and will not publish it. I have a feeling that the problem is on the MS Word end of things. I have the newer version (which I hate, hate, hate), and since then, I have been unable to transfer text. So... you will not be able to read my insights on the language and life of Quito. Shame, really, because while most of what I wrote was the standard crap, there was actually some decent stuff there. Oh well.

Anyway, I went on another hike yesterday. This one was excellent! It was downhill, so not too intense--and, most importantly, no super steep cliffs to pick my way down. Anyway, here are some pictures. My camera really isn't that great--it just doesn't capture the crispness of the landscape and the colors. Older camera, but at least I won't cry when someone steals it. Well, if there are pictures on the memory card, I might squeeze out a tear or two...



This is from my trip up the Teleferico a couple of weekends ago. Here you can see Quito...



A picture of me in the restaurant at the top of the Teleferico. Just in case you've forgotten what I look like...

This is Cotopaxi.

This is from yesterday's hike.

Also from yesterday's hike.