Looks close but it’s not
Ok, it was still a few miles away. Maybe 5. By then, we were walking. We were at 16,500 feet.
Monthly Archive: September, 2012
0 Comments
The proverbial stork
is feeding its young ones. I hadn’t seen a stork in 20 years…
Frosty
Seen along the long way in to Everest
A famous statue
of beautiful Artemis. In alabaster.
And the sun is up now
It’s now 7 a.m.
Early on the way to the great mountain
On the road at 4 a.m., we’re inside the Chomolungma-Everest restricted area by early sunrise. It’s Halloween and it’s freeeeeeezing. Steve and Sharon are ready.
Bricks and coptic carvings
indicate yet another “layer” of civilization.
Everest is out of this world
Everest is out of this world. It is the most majestic mountain, clearly domineering in a chain of already impressive peaks.The approach to Everest is a journey that you must all make. Base… Continue reading
And then a fort was built
to protect against intruders from inland Anatolia.
Off to Kaeson
Kaeson is south. Tomorrow we’ll be at the DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone), but in the meantime we spend the night in Kaeson, a former imperial city of Korea. The government wisely decided to leave alone… Continue reading