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yeah, she was totally this fantastic. probably more. and she had no idea. sigh...

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from a perfectly lovely solo trek in the north cascades last fall. there is nothing quite like being alone in the mountains.

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Uploaded on Dec 12, 2009  |  Map

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heat

in a remote, exceedingly hot village in west india.

when we got back to the hotel late this night, i heard the front desk staff telling another guest that the city had registered the hottest temperature anywhere in the world on this particular day...114 F (45 C). i've been to some warm, humid places, but this took the cake. combined with high humidity, just to step outside i could feel my skin sear and prickle. although folks here are used to it, something in her expression spoke to me of the weight of the heat.

being in an environment of extremes is challenging, but i always enjoy it. it forces one to let go of a lot of irrelevant garbage and focus on the essentials. because we were a large group in an area that sees few foreigners, we actually ran out of drinking water for a couple of hours. since i was moving around a lot to photograph, i came as close as i ever want to get to heat exhaustion. when we found more water, i downed 3 liters in 20 minutes before i felt like talking again. i just remember thinking water...water...water...it is so divine to have clean water. i never think about water at home, because i don't have to.

more good lessons. they were never ending in this country.

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2009  |  Map

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Uploaded on Dec 6, 2009  |  Map

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