Muktinath

Muktinath (3870m/12600 feet) This is where I stayed the day I crossed THorung La. Muktinath is a very holy city to TIbetan Buddhists. It is believed that the 5 Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Wood and Metal) exist in their purest forms here.

Mismatch: My last two treks

June 20th 2010
Hello, first of all let me explain the title of this blog. For some reason my camera started malfunctioning during my most recent trek, so I was unable to take any pictures during my 12 days in Langtang and Gosainkunda. I do however still have thousands and thousands of pictures from trekking in the Annapurna region, so I am posting a selection of pictures from the second half of that trek. T ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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