Wednesday, September 30, 2009

5642 meters -- Mt. Elbrus from the Baksan Valley

Nothing like celebrating a nice cold 5642!?!

Yep, that's the name of the beer, celebrating the height of the tallest mountain in Europe, Mt. Elbrus, lying just north of the main Caucasus ridge, towering above the plains to its north in the fertile region tucked between the Black and Caspian Seas.

Without sounding too glorious, weather kept us from the top on this same morning. It was bitterly cold, with high winds that drain the energy from you like sap from a tree.

As you can see it only dampened our spirits until beer could brighten it back up again.

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