Louisa and Les on a high suspension bridge
Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani, Nepal
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Prayer flags in front of a snow-capped peak
Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani, Nepal
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A partially fallen bridge in front of a neat waterfall
Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani to Sallghari, Nepal
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Les pauses in the trail carved out of the mountain
Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani to Sallghari, Nepal
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Sheep try to get home on the other river bank
Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani to Sallghari, Nepal
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The trail is choked with sheep
Fri Nov 17, 2000
Dharapani to Sallghari, Nepal
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Clouds float in front of Annapurna II
Sat Nov 18, 2000
Sallaghari to Bhartang, Nepal
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Majestic Lamjung
Sat Nov 18, 2000
Sallaghari to Bhartang, Nepal
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Louisa and Bill spin prayer wheels
Sat Nov 18, 2000
Sallaghari to Bhartang, Nepal
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A water powered prayer wheel
Sat Nov 18, 2000
Sallaghari to Bhartang, Nepal
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Louisa stands in the trail while decorated horses pass
Sat Nov 18, 2000
Bhartang to Pisang, Nepal
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Some of the group on the trail carved out of the cliff face
Sat Nov 18, 2000
Bhartang to Pisang, Nepal
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Snow covered pine trees in the morning
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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A village sits below snow capped peaks
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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The Manang valley
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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Clouds in front of Annapurna IV
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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Tom, Les and Bill devour delicious yak yogurt
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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Tom at a buddhist temple
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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The sun slips behind Annapurna IV
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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A village at the base of eroded cliffs
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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Annapurna IV from the campsite in Manang
Sun Nov 19, 2000
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Himal Ganga Purna
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Annapurna IV
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Tilicho peak
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Narrow cobblestone streets of Manang
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Ganga Purna behind a lake
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Looking back at Manang from the trail towards the pass
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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The river valley flows in front of Tilicho peak
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Ganga himal and its glacier
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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The town of Upper Manang
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Prayer flags outline Ganga himal
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Annapurna IV
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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The porters at a rest break (bessone)
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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A small frozen mossy waterfall by the trailside
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Birds fly over the Annapurnas
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Us in front of snow covered peaks
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Another one of us, from the lunch spt
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Afternoon sun on Ganga Himal and Annapurna IV
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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The trail leads ever upwards to snow covered peaks
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Grant heads up the trail
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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The campsite in yak karka
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Ganga himal bathed in the afternoon sun
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Yaks stampede through camp
Mon Nov 20, 2000
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Ganga lit by the morning light
Tue Nov 21, 2000
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Bill and Duba on the trail
Tue Nov 21, 2000
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Back at the Annapurna range
Tue Nov 21, 2000
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Rock faces near Thorong La pass
Tue Nov 21, 2000
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Thorong La pass from across the valley
Tue Nov 21, 2000
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Our camp at Thorong La base camp
Tue Nov 21, 2000
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Us bundled up before dawn on our way up the pass
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Hiking up the pass in the early, early morning
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Looking back at the bowl before sunrise
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Sun reflects on a nearby rocky peak
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Sun and shadows on Thorong peak
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Us at the top with prayer flags
Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal
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Duba sits at the top in front of the marker sign
Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal
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The group on top of Thorong La - We made it!
Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal
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Another group pic on top
Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal
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Thorong peak from the pass
Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal
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The broad valley that we walked up
Wed Nov 22, 2000
Top of Thorong La Pass, Nepal
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Louisa on the path on the steep way down
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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An old yak enclosure overlooking Muktinath
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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A good view of Dhaulagiri, one of the 8,000m peaks
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Us in front of Dhaulagiri
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Prayer flags outline Dhaulagiri
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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The village at the foot of the mountains
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Looms set up in middle of the road muktinath
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Tom at the temple with 108 spouts of holy water
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Some unusual Tibetan sheep pass by
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Sunset on Mukud peak
Wed Nov 22, 2000
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Sunrise at camp in Muktinath
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Sunrise on Dhaulagiri
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Sunrise on the mountains
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Dhauagiri covered by clouds
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Looking down at Kagbeni in the valley
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Looking up the Kaligandaki towards Mustang
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Down the Kaligandaki river valley towards Jomsom
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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An old carving in the wall
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The Kagbeni monastery
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Prayer wheels at the monastery
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Some very old mani carvings
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The colorful doorway
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Making sculptures from yak butter for the festival tomorrow
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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A mural of the wheel of life
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Looking toward Musang from the roof
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The town of Kagbeni
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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John and Grant chill on a bench
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Mukud peak at Thorong pass
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Looking down valley again
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Another old carving
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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A typical stupa in the middle of "road"
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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More prayer wheels in the center of the road
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Our last day of trekking, in the riverbed on the way to Jomsom
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Some decorated horses carrying cargo
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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A man carries huge timbers on tump line
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The colorful buddhist prayer books in the temple at the museum
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Some colorful icons
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Sunset on Tilicho peak and Nilgiri
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Jomsom and the river valley
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Sunset on Tilicho peak
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Sunset on Nilgigri
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Jomsom airport, with prayer wheels outside
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The last rays of the sun hit the peaks
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The porters receive their tips
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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More of the staff at the party
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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The staff applauding a successful trek
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Temba, Cheden and others smiling
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Temba starts the dancing
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Les and Temba dance
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Les and Temba again
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Yam the cook dances
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Duba dances slowly
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Cheden busts out some young moves
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Hari cuts a rug
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Tom dancing
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Louisa joins the celebration
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Hari and Bill on the floor
Thu Nov 23, 2000
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Yam asleep under the tablecloth
Fri Nov 24, 2000
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