These are my journal entries from a trip to Nepal in October 1987, during which a friend and I hiked around the Annapurna loop in Nepal.  The route climbs 16,000 feet in the first 10 days, and then down 16,000 feet in the next 8 days -- not counting side-trips.

It has been 15 years since the trip, and I still have not scanned in many pictures -- unfortunately I took slides, which makes the scanning process a bit more challenging -- so you'll see this lovely view of Annapurna on many of the pages.

I can't believe the flood of memories through my brain as I read through these pages. This journal brings back details of the trip in ways that no pictures ever could.

To the right I have included links to the books that, together with a faded blueprint of a topographic map, served as our guides (unfortunately, they didn't cook or carry our gear). The covers have changed, but the titles and authors are the same.  In the edition we used, "Nepali for Trekkers" was included as an appendix to "Trekking in Nepal".