5/10/10

Good day for resting. Slept in. Sun blazing through my tent woke me. Set about drying clothes on a rock, attempting a passive solar melt of snow for drink water. Laid down again. Awoke again when sun proved too hot. Shoes are dry.

I took a walk down my slope towards lake shore, first in wool socks Mom made then barefoot. Slope ends in a dramatic cliff to shore. This is the sight that convinced me to climb early yesterday. It's beautiful here. And so quiet. It seems most of the world hasn't woken from winter yet. Just as well. I'm sure this place is dope in summer, but now is a unique calm.

A flock of birds whiz by maybe 60 yards away. I'm surprised to hear their bodies cutting through the air. Is it due to the ambient silence or something exclusive about Mongolian air? Reminds me of the crows on Bogd.

Clouds roll in, temperature drops. Appears to be raining on the western shore. Could rain here soon. Back to tent to hunker down. Read a bit, maybe sleep. Have a nice dream.