I know a girl from Hong Kong who once told me she did not know what a mountain was until she came to the city where I am. I guess thats understandable. What they call mountains in HK I call hills.

This weekend, with my good buddy we went out into mountains for our annual hiking trip/ Sixteen kilometers, 500 meters of elevation and 7 hours later we completed our mission. Contrary to my fears, I neither had to hantam wild animals or become their makan...Still one of the hardest trips I have ever done.

The scenery was awesome thoough. It was worth all the blisters and pain.

 A very serene creek up the mountain. But we were not done yet.

 Alpine lake about 350 meters up! It was full of jumping fish. Too bad we had nothing to cath them with

A view of the valley about 400 meters up from where we started I am guessing. 

 Alpine Lake about 500 meters from where we started. Lonely miners and mountain men often tell stories about mermaids in lakes like these. Needless to say there were no mermaids to be seen. I was pissed.

Top of the world. Above the treeline. Crazy.