Right by camp was this fascinating tree. It is a combination of new and old. Living wood has corkscrewed around the dead on the branches!
Next morning's view from camp of our first destination - Little Annapurna.
Beauty is everywere as you walk in this place.
Pictures cannot bring the impact of being there and experiencing it, but each time we take many pictures and we try.
Everything is also very vertical. Everywhere is lifted granite beams, and big drop-offs.
Annapurna is one of my favorite places. How did these stones get stacked so neatly at the edge of this high desert meadow?
The smoke was bad though; this day was the worst. Only Rainier stayed above the haze all day.
Several more miles of hiking brought us to Dragontail Peak. I'm on top at 8800 ft.
I walked down the ridge for a look back at the other guys.
I was standing right beside the edge. See that spiky obelisk? I'm the black dot below and to it's right.
Colchuck Lake - which is more than a mile below us - is hardly visible. It is usually a blue jewel.
