The morning started with rain clouds all around and no sun to speak of. That gave me even more reason to go to the Inca trail first. I figured that by the time I return to Macchu Pichu, 3-4 hours later, the mist might clear. As you will see later, I was totally correct in my assumption. Because of this reasoning, I got the lay of the land, asked one guide who was with a tourist group which way to get to the Sun Gate and he pointed me in the general direction - up these steps and then hang left, past the hut. You see that hut here. I figured it out and proceeded apace. Went right through the gate and then down the trail. When I came back a good number of visitors had made it to the Sun Gate. A good accomplishment. It's a fairly long and steep path and I believe, part of the Inca Trail.