You call that a mountain? This is a mountain!
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2005Yuksam
i spent the night in the charming one-street village of Yuksam in a gazebo filled to capacity with French travellers. There appeared to be a curfew at 8pm, enforced by a lone man wandering the street with a piercing whistle. The following morning i managed a short climb (agony) and took in a tremendous view of the sparse village, mountain homes, and snow-peaked mountains. There is an awe-inspiring juxtaposition of green, flower-filled fields and brightly painted homes, alongside towering white snow caps.
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