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Suzan and Neal at Mingyong - Pictures/Photography

Photo of Mingyong Glacier, Deqin, Yunnan, China
by Neal Platzer (6) (See all my photos)

Suzan and Neal at Mingyong - Pictures/Photography
1/1000 s, f/3.5; Canon PowerShot A70; 7.8mm (35mm equivalent: 182mm)

This is a photo of Suzan and I at the observation deck overlooking Mingyong glacier, coming down from Mount Kawa Karpo. The nice folks at the Migratory Bird Bar found us a driver to take us there and back. What a climb from the base to the glacier. I rode a Tibetan "mule" half way, sharing with my daughter Amber. The walk half-way up was one of the hardest exertions of my life... but worth every gasping breath. This whole area is beyond description and the view of the glacier is one of the high points.