An acacia tree. For reasons I can't explain, I really like these trees. I believe this is actually an "umbrella acacia tree"
Our incredible porters, and the path ahead. Those guys will carry all that gear down the valley, and up the next ridge. We will follow, but we will carry a tenth of the load and take at least twice as long. If I recall correctly, this is on Day 4, from Barranco camp to Karanga camp
Kili from Barranco Camp (12,700 feet, or 3860m). This is the evening of Day 3, or the morning of Day 4. As you can see, at this point in the trek, there is still a little work left to do. As our friend and fellow trekker, Richard, would say, "we have a few steps left to take".