If you don’t like the weather at Machu Picchu, wait 5 minutes
This is not the view that you want to see when visiting Machu Picchu.
Not at all.
![Thick fog hides Machu Picchu, Peru Thick fog hides Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/fog-machu-picchu-peru-550x412.jpg)
Thick fog hides Machu Picchu, Peru
When the clouds lift—and for us they thankfully do—what’s revealed is grass more day-glow than the sun manages to be. Incan rock walls sprouting with dew-sopped moss, miniature flowers, and splotches of lichen. And the occasional llama emerging from the fog like a film noir detective.
![Llama at Machu Picchu, Peru Llama at Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/llama-machu-picchu-peru-412x550.jpg)
Llama at Machu Picchu, Peru
![Morning dew caught on moss, Machu Picchu, Peru Morning dew caught on moss, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/morning-dew-machu-picchu-peru-412x550.jpg)
Morning dew caught on moss, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Pink flower, Machu Picchu, Peru Pink flower, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/pink-flower-machu-picchu-peru-550x412.jpg)
Pink flower, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Bird silhouette, Machu Picchu, Peru Bird silhouette, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/bird-silhouette-machu-picchu-peru-412x550.jpg)
Bird silhouette, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Wild strawberry, Machu Picchu, Peru Wild strawberry, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/wild-strawberry-machu-picchu-peru-410x550.jpg)
Wild strawberry, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Tiny wild flowers and bird, Machu Picchu, Peru Tiny wild flowers and bird, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/wild-flowers-bird-machu-picchu-peru-550x550.jpg)
Tiny wild flowers and bird, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Spiky flower tipped with dew, Machu Picchu, Peru Spiky flower tipped with dew, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/spiky-dew-flower-machu-picchu-peru-413x550.jpg)
Spiky flower tipped with dew, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Orange flowers, Machu Picchu, Peru Orange flowers, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/orange-flowers-machu-picchu-peru-412x550.jpg)
Orange flowers, Machu Picchu, Peru
![May peace prevail, Machu Picchu, Peru May peace prevail, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/may-peace-prevail-machu-picchu-peru-309x550.jpg)
May peace prevail, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Curled plant, Machu Picchu, Peru Curled plant, Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/curled-plant-machu-picchu-peru-412x550.jpg)
Curled plant, Machu Picchu, Peru
![Hummingbird at Machu Picchu, Peru Hummingbird at Machu Picchu, Peru photo](http://ephemerratic.com/wp-content/uploads/hummingbird-machu-picchu-peru-550x410.jpg)
Hummingbird at Machu Picchu, Peru
I really like the dew drops on moss pic!
Thanks [F]oxy. We could only see a foot in front of our faces at that point through the fog, so the dew was about all I could see!