A 21 day trek over two 5,000 + meter Himalayan mountain passes left me in love with Nepal. Even more so, it left me in love with the gorgeous Tibetan villagers I met nestled into the mountains on the way. My friend and I walked from village to village, staying in tea houses and eating freshly cooked dal bat (rice adn lentils) from the indoor open fires. We followed rivers and passed through some of the highest peaks in the world, trudging through snow during early morning alpine glowing skies. The ancient villages are forever burned into my memory; the stone buildings, painted stupas, prayer flags and mani walls strewn through the land.
This is a place of beautiful spirit and loving hard working people, the Manaslu and Annapurna circuit opened my eyes to a truly precious part of this world.
Hills covered in prayer flags...
Shawtel and I try riding on top of the local bus from Gorka to Arughat
LarkeLa Pass 5,135 M
Loving the mountains
A Tibeatan woman who is very proud of her rice moonshine
Mt. Manaslu 8,156 m from the village of Lho
Lho Horse racers
A typical bridge crossing in Nepal
A woman in Lho at the Empowerment festival
