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Supplement to (former) Front Cover: Softening the Rugged Beauty of the Mountains.

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Machapuchare, the giant amongst giants. Turning to the side, absorbing the sights and coloring of the mountain while ascending. Machapuchare with very little snow; let's try some color. "What do they say about the 'tall poppy'?" Ranging from 23 to 27 thousand feet (peaks), the Annapurna's, one could consider them tall.

66:13/14 Nepal: Two Peaks above Kristi: Crossing two mountains to reach the tower...doesn't get better than this. Different days, varying destinations.

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While this part of the city is 'cluttered', there are very few high-rises which we think lessens the impact of density. Real density arises in my head on some days. Nevertheless, everything looks much better from height. Jenni's thinking of walking about on stilts. In every family, there's a clown. This looks gorgeous at any level. We pass this tree on the way to the top. Head down to the bridge so we can go upwards...is nothing straightforward? In the beginning... Only 2 hours to go to reach the tower...it better be 'pretty'. She's already lost her steps. 'Confession time': We always tell people we hike. However, we finally come clean and reveal our regular transportation. Notice it's classified as 'deluxe', luxury travel for us only, of course. Seriously though, how vehicles and big busses get to some places is beyond our ken. Then again, we're in Nepal. We spot an error on the bus marking. At times, I...