Trekking at the top of the world (Part 2 - Part 1 is posted earlier)

Due to the size of this trip we had to split the posting in two parts.  This is the latter part of the trek. (from Throng-La pass onwards).

Even hiking on the road has it's rewards.  Yes there is now a road (kind of) on the west side of the Annapurna circuit.  Fortunately for us the monsoon wiped most of it out so we saw very few vehicles and got to walk the complete circuit.  Many people hop on a vehicle for this part.

The Corbeil's (Degerstedt) with Nima and Lakpa at Throng-La pass. (5416m- 17770ft)

Dhaulagiri.  Seventh biggest mountain in the world. 8 167m.

ROAD BLOCK. These sheep blocked off the entire trail so that they could wait for the newborn lamb to be able to walk.

Sunrise at Poon Hill.  To get there in good time you must leave your guest house at 5:00am and hike up for 45 min. Once there you are joined by about 200 others (very intimate).  This part of the trail is accessible in 2 days of trekking from the city of Pokhara, that's why it's so crowded.  The view is worth it. The following picture is of Annapurna 1 (8 091m).

Now that's a valley...Heading up to Annapurna Base Camp.

Getting to ABC (Annapurna Base Camp), in the fog. We know the mountains are here somewhere...  The following pictures are from ABC the following morning.

We traveled with a hacki sack.  A great way to meet new people from everywhere around the world.  Here, we're playing at ABC waiting for the fog to go away.

My parents like this picture.  This is a guide we met regularly on the ABC portion of the trek.  We called him Mr. Himalaya.

Our last morning on the Annapurna.  We're here with our new friends from Australia.  They were great to hike with.  Wow!  What a trip.