NEPAL trek

Ken washing his feet at a monastery in the foothills above Kathmandu

Nepal Trek: the Himalayas

After spending the night on the ridge during a violent thunder and hail storm we woke to see the air cleared of all smog and the Himalayas in full view, from horizon to horizon and filling half the sky, layer after layer of peaks reaching as far back as we could see.

Nepal trek

Alex trying on the porter's pack.  It was so heavy he had to have someone help balance him, and he could only take a few steps.

Nepal terraces during the dry season

Nepal village

Nepal during the dry season with poor air quality due to inversion.