faces of annapurna

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Walking the annapurna trail during the monsoon season, we had the mountains and tea houses all to ourselves. The signs outside closed cafes teased us with empty promises of apple pies and cakes. Even the rebels had left their posts, and our worries of meeting up with gun-toting maoists politely asking for a donation - sometimes negotiable and always issued with a receipt - were needless. Instead we met up with leeches dropping down on us from the slippery trees, shared our beds with famished fleas, came across stampeding yaks, long lines of loaded donkeys, the unforgettable himalayas, and the ever-friendly and varied faces of the Nepalese.

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Photos

sahdu
on an endless pilgrimage

yak stampede
jomsom

counting stones
kagbeni

kathmandu

prayers riding the winds
kathmandu

offerings on the way to work
kathmandu