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A Contrast on a spectacular trip in New Mexico: Low white desert, High white peak.

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White Sands National Monument. Jen struggling toward Wheeler Peak, New Mexico's highest.     Sunrise in the desert after spending the night freezing. After the struggle up, the struggle to get down commences. There is some logic somewhere in the concept...we think. Moving into the sunset. The last push to reach Wheeler Peak, a great challenge in tough conditions. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey

54.18 KwaZulu-Natal: Northern Drakensberg: Metsi-Metso (Black Lake)/Sugarloaf while taking the Gap.

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Should a person focus upon a target, it augurs well; however, it brings with it limited vision and foregoing of a number of other targets. A single minded search for the forest might mean missing the trees (JCL).   Steady climb until we hit the wall and then it becomes vertical. Until Jen approaches the wall or gap. One of the views from the plateau. On the way down. Waiting for... The always wonderful sights of the mountains in the background as we balance on the edge. Here she comes again...pretty brave. We find a new trail to add to the existing. Well, that hit an abrupt halt. More than ghost mountains. Black Lake comes into view. Until we saw it, we never realized it existed. The last few blogs have shown views of Cathkin Peak from the Central Drakensberg. This is taken in the Northern region. 'A horse, a horse, my mountain for a horse. How did it get up there?' "You really need that answered?" A view of an earlier hik...