[Tom]

[Randy]

[MtnGoat]

if was up to me I'd do Aasgaard for the same reasons Randy says, it's direct and short. I liked T canyon a lot but it isn't the shortest way in. I'm not sure I'd descend that way because finding that one key ramp to descend from the top of the cliff face would be a heck of a lot harder on the descent.

[Dean]

Tom: I'll be looking forward to your photos. Actually, I'll be going in for four days on Oct 10th with my son who will be coming from Virginia. I've never been in this late before so weather permitting, we hope to see the Larch in their golden state. Have a great time and as I said before, your pics will be eagerly awaited.

[Allison]

I on the other hand, would have preferred to descend via the boulder field that dumps from Temple Cyn down to Nada, as it was exciting and fun. There is, however, a little bit of 5th Class, and the whole thing's pretty exposed. I can see how this approach would not be for everyone. I thought it was KEWL. Going to the Enchantments (same dang permit as for the other side) and having there be NO PEOPLE, aside from you clowns and Dave was a real bonus for me. And I found being on top of Eddie Mesa to be a really neat thing to do as well. Fun scramble to get there, and awesome views! Next time: Coney, Druid, and the Upper Es right below the Pass. There's so much to do up there. I think it's funny how differently the three of us percieved the trip, given it WAS the same trip....I can still hear the Goat's snoring, even when he was camped 50' away from me!

[Tom]

[Randy]

Just one Tylanol PM will drown out all snoring! On that particular trip I'd sleep around 1 AM and the next thing I knew it was 9 AM!

[Dean]

What? No camera? Tom, you'll regret not having a camera with you. Its in your blood. You'll go through withdrawal Photography is what you do so well and the Enchantments are a photographer's paradise. Do you still have your S100? Or a good SLR? It is amazing but during the last trip I took over 250 pics with my S100 and when I got home, I felt that I should have taken more pics. I've got several hundred slides from trips I took with KodaChrome 25 and 64 and yet I still feel the need to take more pics each time I go in there. Then there are the goats that will give you some great shots. Oops, forgive me, I know that sometimes the camera is a pain but stilllllllll..... Bob Bolton took a great pic from little Annapurna a few years back and he scanned the slide and converted it to digital. I have Bob's permission to show this pic and I have attached it since I think it shows the photo ops from Lil Annapurna if you end up climbing it. When you get to the top of Little Annapurna, you really have some great views. Someone else mentioned the views from Enchantment peak and I readily concur with that too. Now, you really have to ask yourself, do you want to NOT take a camera with you?

[Tom]

I didn't say I was going without a camera - just perhaps not my G2.

[Newt]

Don't know anything about the Enchantments but do know about Tom and photos. This sounds like a hike where photo opportunities abound. Tom, you best be beggin, borrowin, or stealin a camera of some sort. Don't regret it. NN

[Allison]

The fourth guy on our trip, Dave W, and I shot half of a show's worth of photos in one day after I chickened out on doing the W Ridge of Prusik. Definitely a place to bring your camera. And when we get the show date set up, of course the info will be right here in case anyone is interested in seeing what happens when a couple of painters decide to do abstract photography in the woods.

[Dean]

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[Tom]

He he, I've been known to take advantage of "30 day evaluation" periods . That's how I ended up with my G2 (scratched the lens cap in the third week).

[Backpacker Joe]

Thomas dont worry about it! I've been in there eight times! Leave early (7am) from the colchuck parking lot. Go over Aasgard, you'll be in the uppers by 1400. Spend the first night in the uppers (do Annapurna) then head into the lower basin the next day. Take a look at Shield mesa and earl that day, then stay at either perfection (rune) or crystal. The next day checkout the other lakes and stay again or hike out asgarrd. If I'm home I'll go in there with you and we'll have a smashing good time! TB

[#19]

IMO, if you've never been to the main and upper basins, you should plan on hanging out there quite a bit. It's touristy, but there are unlimited photo opps. Thousand of nooks and crannies. Bag little Anna and Enchantment Pk, but save Cannon and Shield for last or another trip. ...and in Aasgard and out Aasgard.