HIKE #1
The next part of the adventure entailed walking through a 1.5 mile long tunnel that takes you through the heart of the mountain.
We emerged from the tunnel to discover a mystic lake. It’s almost as if we transported into another world.
Caught a 6 AM train with multiple connections. We started our hike close to 11 AM. It was absolutely stunning just walking to the trail-head on the main road.
After lunch, we began our steep and narrow ascent to find our camping spot. Every 10 steps provided a new vantage point which was completely different.
As dusk fell, the clouds engulfed our camp and tent situated on the side of the mountain. We got snowed on for a brief period of time.
We woke up to clear skies, a dusting of snow on surrounding mountains, and a view that would become hard to erase from our memories.
At the mercy of the mountain, the sun peaked through, the flow flying fog cleared, and we were left speechless at the sure scale of what lay before us.