11/08/2008

Self-portrait, Annapurna Base Camp

This me in front of Annapurna I, the world's 10th-highest mountain, five days ago. I've been moving pretty quickly...



This morning I woke up at 4 a.m. and walked up to Poon Hill, elevation 3,210 meters, to watch the sunrise over the mountains.



Then I went back and grabbed my bag and headed down to Pokhara, almost 8,000 feet of descent in just over four hours. So I'm a wee bit tired, and not terribly bright, apparently. But I wanted to let everyone back home know that I returned from my first solo trek in the Himalayas in one piece, albeit a sore and tired piece.

Lots of stuff to write about and some great pics, I hope, but first I must sleep...