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Fall From Grace107 viewsA rather over-cautious descent.
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Scary View107 viewsWe were getting high enough that coming down was worrisome.
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Steep Slope104 viewsIf you start to fall around here, it's a long way until you stop. This theory was observed when a loose rock started to roll.
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Dean-Chin102 viewsLooking down on Deqin from above.
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First Peaks101 viewsOur first peek at the peaks as the cloud continually lifted with our ascent.
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Next Peak101 viewsHere I am on top of a small rocky crag.
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View from Tashi's98 viewsRice is not the only thing grown on terraces. Here, wheat and barley thrive.
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Foggy Mountains97 viewsEventually we caught up with the cloud and took a rest on a lower peak.
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More Flowers96 viewsYou can really see how stony things are getting.
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Much Cooler Descent96 viewsYeah, you have to admit, THIS is the way to be photographed coming down the mountain (and up to the next in the distance).
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Wheat Sheaf Home95 viewsDrying in the very shy sun.
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Alpine Meadows95 viewsFurther up, we entered a large and untouched alpine meadow overgrown with wildflowers.
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Shown and Hidden Peaks95 viewsThe Himalayas were only partially visible in the distance.
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Lunch Spot94 viewsAfter trekking through some forest we stop for lunch at a wood shed.
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Into the Rocks94 viewsSoon the meadow gave way to scattered rock and cliff faces.
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Farm Field93 viewsSmall fields all sown by hand.
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Crevass View93 viewsTwo steps in that direction will make your day end badly.
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Ah, Flowers90 viewsWell, it was a beautiful walk and all so why not?
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Well-Earned Dinner90 viewsExpensive, but meals at Tashi's never disappoint.
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Descent into Cloud89 viewsAs we sat atop the mountains, the clouds began to come in below us, cloaking our escape.
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