Alpine Towns

For those of us that ski, rock and ice climb, trek, or do high-end
mountaineering, we rarely think of the infrastructure that supports
our passion. Huaraz is a remarkably clean mountai town, especially for
a "third world" country, and this picture shows the garbage truck on
collection day. Yet, like towns from Chamonix to Lake Placid, or
Zermatt to Lake Tahoe we face water issues, over development, and
competition from other industrial use that threaten the quality of the
mountain experience.

(As always you may click on the image to enlarge the photograph.)