Yulong Xue Shan 13 June

DSCN6713 Su Wei chatting up the students on the field trip to the glacier on Yulong Xue Mtn DSCN6717 Unplug your dream in Lijiang DSCN6718 A highly contrived luxury hotel complete with constructed streams DSCN6719 Up in the forest on the mountain, probably nearly 3000m
DSCN6720 The Pope and the College of Cardinals in the VIP lounge at the base area DSCN6721 We were plied with VIP tea DSCN6722 Coffee or O2 for you? Note: five A's! DSCN6724 The weather left a bit to be desired for optimal glacier gawking.
DSCN6726 Still we continued up the stairs to the overlooks DSCN6723 Glaciers For Dummies DSCN6727 The crowds decked out in loaner parkas DSCN6728 Prof. from Nanjing, Liu and Nikki
DSCN6730 Groovin' in the mist DSCN6731 In case your flame is sputtering out... DSCN6732 Lots of steps at a high elevation DSCN6734 The crowd moves upward
DSCN6736 Glacier with explanation DSCN6737 Ablation for you all DSCN6738 It is ablating, that's for sure DSCN6739 The upper overlook
DSCN6741 High Mountain DSCN6742 Gray DSCN6743 Walkway DSCN6745 The Bane of Love Locks
DSCN6746 Nikki approaches DSCN6748 Nikki arrives DSCN6749 You can't read it but it say 4617m, pretty darn high! DSCN6750 We start back down.
DSCN6751 Nikki walking carefully on the wet steps DSCN6755 Note: this was a weekday with bad weather. Imagine a sunny weekend! DSCN6756 The fog thickens around the bergstation DSCN6757 You can make out the wooden walkway
DSCN6758 Stepping back a bit... DSCN6765 What it looks like on a nice day! DSCN6759 Way up at 4500m a full service coffee bar DSCN6760 I don't know about you but I always do my coffee equipment purchases on the mountain top!
DSCN6762 Coffee and O2 bottles DSCN6763 Here's a "Gratitude" brand O2 bottle! DSCN6764 Meanwhile the Pope and Co. are texting with God DSCN6766 This was a small portion of the largest cafeteria that I think that I have ever seen, at the National Park visitor center
DSCN6768 We had to get to the airport so our Gal Friday at left got us the SUV taxi down to town DSCN6771 Grapes as a snack DSCN6770 Leaving Lijiang on our way to airport DSCN6772