Summited the highest point in Mexico on November 23rd, 2011. At 18,491 feet Pico de Orizaba lies on the border of Puebla and Veracruz. Orizaba (or Citlaltepetl) is the third highest mountian in North America, registering just below Denali (Alaska) and Mt. Logan (Yukon).Two teachers from ASFG attempted the mountain with me and made it most of the way up the mountain. Scott, a second grade teacher, will most likely never climb another mountain. Too much bad food, altitude and cold and not enough sleep for him. Chris, a sixth grade social studies teacher, enjoyed the experience and pushed through a bad cold that he wasn't able to shake.
Click here to watch the video for the full story of the climb.
On the drive back we stopped off in Pachuca, the capital of Hidalgo. We did our best to celebrate Thanksgiving, but somehow fajitas de pollo don't quite give the right feeling even though they were delicious. We all agreed Pachuca was incredibly beautiful city full of monuments, street signs and modern buildings.
During the 12 hour drive back we needed one more stop to break up the time spent in a cramped VW Beetle. We pulled off in Morelia, the capital of Michuacan and had a late lunch and wandered around the colonial streets and massive cathedrals.
We got back into Guadalajara late Friday night and I've been doing laundry since...
