Mountains, Mountains, Everywhere...

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Still living on cloud nine here in Ubud, Bali. Loaded these pictures back in Delhi about three weeks ago and have finally caught up with the blog. Not many stories to tell from the mountains of India. Spent a little over two weeks in a small village called Vashisht. Sleeping in a small family guest house, waking to find views of the Himalayas in all directions, blooming apple trees and mustard seed plants covering the valley, villagers going about their everyday tasks, ranging from washing laundry to bathing in the local hot springs to feeding the cows. It is a very peaceful spot in the world and provided the perfect place for me to relax, reflect and enjoy my remaining time in India. I'll leave it at that and let the photos do the work...

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Photos

Viev From My WIndow
Now yu undersand why it was easy to spend two weeks here!

My Little Buddy
This was the owner's son from our local chill out spot.

Clothes Drying in the Sun
Just really liked this for a photo.

Sunset In Vashisht
Look how great the color in the sky were that night.

One of the Gods
Now the Gods appeared to be large wooden cases covered with beautiful cloth tapestry, and amazing colors, there were four or five in total. During the festival the locals move the gods from one temple to another.

My Room in Vashisht
Thats my backpack sitting right next to my small tandoori stove. Made lots of chai and ginger, lemon, honey on that baby.

Dex Playing With The Dogs
The big black dog walked with us for over an hour, stopping with us at a few stores along the way.

Laundry Time
There were hot springs in town, so all the locals come there to wash their laundry. They use their feet to wash heavy woolen blankets.

My Neighbors
These were the healthiest cows I've seen in India.

Thai Food n India...
Dex and I went here for thai curry because our boys from Idaho (random, I know) recommended it.

Walking Through Old Manali
Someone told me the yellow folowers are mustard seed.

Tools For Sale...
Locals bring handmade tols from the mountains to sell in Manali.

Valley From Om's Village
Spent two days staying at my friend Om's village for a local festival, this was the view into the valley.

Apple Trees Blossoming in Vashisht
When I got to town all the trees where bare, but by the time I left I got to see all sides off the valley covered with flowering apple trees.

View From The Porch
Look how blue the sky was on my last day in town. The weather was perfect almost everyday I was there.

Comments

[anonymous]

Looks like a village in a novel!!Perfect scenery

[TravelGoon]

WTF?
no pics of old indian women drinking from a fresh stream of horse urine???

[Betty]

thanks for the flowers
The apple blossoms are beautiful and I'm enjoying the cherry blossoms in NY right now. Beauty can be found in nature everywhere.