This is a rather shocking photograph of about 320 people waiting in line to stand on the summit of Mt. Everest. So many people are climbing the mountain, human traffic jams develop in the area known as the "death zone." At least two climbers in the crowd have died this week alone.
Sorry, that is a depressing story but fascinating. What drives people to do awful things? I'm much too lazy, and it's enough to have "Moe" pack me around in the woods for an hour. He was a perfect horse yesterday. There's nothing better than an unexciting trail ride.
No big plans for the weekend here other than a steak barbecue, and the weather suddenly turned cool and showery. This is John's first official work holiday since Christmas (Boeing is stingy with their days off.) We'll leave the traffic jams (human, highway and ferry) to others and take it easy in West Seattle.
Have a safe and relaxing weekend wherever you are. Hopefully not stuck on a mountain.
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