Looking across the Ausengate bofedale after the storm cleared
Edwin and CAUSE students above the Ausengate site along the InterOceanic Highway
Climbing down to the Ausengate site on May 18th
Andrew and Lydia collecting samples in the Ausengate bofedale
Andy collecting GPS points in the Ampatuni bofedale
Mike giving instructions on water sampling
Denice setting up the first methane chamber
Looking south along the Ampatuni bofedale
Losing daylight in the Ampatuni bofedale
Taking a break to sample spring water while climbing out of the Ausengate bofedale
Looking across the Ausengate bofedale after the storm cleared
Mike and CAUSE students about to leave Ausengate bofedale
Collecting water samples in the Ausengate bofedale
Celebrating a successful day of fieldwork
Sampling glacial meltwater flowing into a bofedale
Walking upstream at Ausengate
Flying the Penn State colors
Taking water quality measurements from glacial meltwater
Sampling team posing with their methane chambers
Alpaca at the edge of the Ausengate bofedale
Andrew enjoying the view of the glaciers while the sun was shining
15,500 ft……all down hill from here
Sun shining at head of Ausengate bofedale
Brandon, Alyssa, Amanda, and Austin along the InterOceanic highway
Glacier about to breakaway
Izzy and Lydia heading down to the Ausengate bofedale
Glaciers above Ausengate bofedale
Amanda and Cecilia finishing up sampling
Sun breaking out over Ampatuni bofedale
Andy leaping over the stream after collecting water samples
Denice following students down to Ampatuni bofedale
Cecilia hiking out of Ampatuni
Looking north in the Ampatuni bofedale
Leaving Benito’s home and starting our first day of sampling
Sharing potatoes and cheese with Benito
Sara heading up the hill for lunch
Brandon, Denice, and Izzy hiking down for and afternoon of sampling
Brandon, Amanda, and Izzy setting up their methane chamber
Sara and Alyssa walking down for our first day of sampling
Andy, Cecilia, and Austin collecting water samples
On the way to Ocongate
Our extended Cuyuni family
Following the Cuyuni on a tour of their community
Andy and Sara getting vials ready for our 1st day in the field
Tour of the Cuyuni Village
Begining of our Cuyuni tour
Scavenger hunt in Cusco market
Cuyuni ceremony with Alpaca
Welcome to Ocongate!
On our tour of Machu Picchu
Edwin explaining how perfectly cut giant rocks ended up on the mountain (hint: not UFOs)
Extended Machu Picchu hiking
Dan waiting for the clouds to lift
Terraces at Machu Picchu
A little foggy during our Machu Picchu tour
A quick break for pictures after Edwin’s tour
Terraces near the entrance to Machu Picchu
Brandon grabbing a picture during the tour
30 seconds unattended and it’s group selfie time
A view of the mountains from Machu Picchu
Andy heading back from the summit
Izzy, Sonia, and Dan during our Machu Picchu tour
Austin, Dan, Andy, and Amanda at the Incan Bridge
Austin about to give a meteorology lecture
Team Geosciences
Izzy explaining how much she loves MatSci through interpretative dance
Andy at the summit of Machu Picchu Mountain
Alyssa at the summit of Machu Picchu Mountain
Lydia during our tour of Machu Picchu Amanda during our Machu Picchu tour
Andrew during our Machu Picchu tour
Brandon in a Meteorology Department approved poncho
Welcome to Machu Picchu
On the way to Machu Picchu mountain
Edwin herding guinea pigs
Netted cliffs in Miraflores
Testing the 360 camera…..8/12
Hotel Senorial, Lima, Peru
Denice asking for a Spanish lesson
Making friends after lunch
The view from our outdoor lunch table
The main attraction
Our guide, Edwin, giving the history of Ollantaytambo
Edwin giving the history of the valley
Ollantaytambo at sunset May 12th