Night number 2 on the Mountian!

Tues. June 19^th 6:30pm

We arrive back at base camp. It is now a setting sun.

Tues. June 19^th 7:30pm

I walk out of the “mess hall” or “dinner room” or whatever you want to call it and notice the city lights are just AMAZING! The moon is…..sooo bright. The stars are like I have never seen before. The air is so much thinner up here……This has turned out to be quite the hike!

Wed. June 20^th 6:30am

Getting up is always easier than going to bed. The clouds over Moshi are amazing!

Wed. June 20^th 8:35am

Hit the trail. Head on up to Kibo Hut. It’s a looong 4-5 hour hike. It’s a very barren, what they call “Alpine Desert.” And uh looking forward to some cool air with this thin atmosphere and HOT sun. I can already feel the sunburn on my neck.

Wed. June 20^th 9:52am

It’s pretty spectacular up here. It looks like uh Alpine Desert; but we’re not quite there yet. Still in this Moonland Zone.

Wed. June 20^th 10:10am

I just realized that I sound like a weezing rat on this thing. Breathing up here is sloooooow. Short breaths, and the walking up here is a snail’s pace; so we take a 10-15 min. break, call it good and keep heading on up towards the mountain. At this angle, it almost reminds me of Mt. St. Helens, just a little higher.