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eyestamp: Getting the roof beams in place
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eyestamp: Setting the logs that formed the support for the roof
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eyestamp: Support logs in place. All of these were carried up the mountain by the men and OSU guys--it took two OSU kids to carry on and it was hard work at 10,000 feet in altitude!
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eyestamp: the ends of the logs were charred to prevent them from rotting in the ground
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eyestamp: The outhouse was the first thing built....
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eyestamp: Digging a hole for the log
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eyestamp: OUCH
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eyestamp: Mountain shadows on mountains
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eyestamp: Waiting for the rest of the group to catch up
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eyestamp: These animals did belong to someone (note the rope around the neck) but were allowed to roam free in the national park
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eyestamp: Huascarán: One of the tallest peaks in the Andes range and the tallest peak in Peru
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eyestamp: Day off: hiking into the Andes
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eyestamp: Glacial fed lake: frigid, blue, clear water, here reflecting the mountains and sky and clouds
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eyestamp: Andrew posing by the most beautiful lake he's ever seen
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eyestamp: Andrew in the Andes
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eyestamp: Another lake, but not the destination lake
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eyestamp: A long way still to go