The Climb: Day 2

Woke up to a beautiful sunrise today, and another unexpected surprise. They bring you tea or coffee to your tent in the morning for the wake up call. Couldn't ask for anything more.  So I forgot to add in the last post but the past couple days before the climb I had been waking up with a scratchy throat. So today I woke up to a full on cold glad, thankfully I brought lots of TP and some meds.

Today was a pretty short day of hiking 8:30-2:30 with about an hour’s stop in between for lunch. The day started of beautifully until lunch when it poured down rain and then we were in the clouds and drizzle for the rest of the hike. Our camp tonight is at 12,600ft; after we got in I hiked out to an overlook to get some pictures of a couple peaks across the valley. The landscape has changed drastically since yesterday. The thick forest has given way to a very rocky terrain, there are still some small trees around and some low lying shrubbery.
Some people have already started taking Diamox, which is supposed to help with the altitude. I told myself before the trip that I was going to do the climb without any help from drugs or by people carrying my pack.
Had another great dinner and the mountain finally came out of hiding this evening, and it’s another great night. Heading off to bed at 8:15 tonight, I didn’t sleep very well last night because of being sick, so I need some rest.