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November 15th 2007

Published: November 16th 2007

There are two pages of photos. We spent the last couple of weeks trekking in the Himalaya mountains. The Annapurna Circut, it is called, is somewhere between 200 and 300 kilometers long, depending on who you ask. The trail starts at about 2,700 feet and we hiked up to the tallest mountain pass in the world at about 18,000 feet. It was not easy, in fact it was super hard. The first day w... Read Full Entry

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warning sign

a sign warning of altitude sickness symtoms.

more postcard pics

some days blur together i think this is before manang

glacial lake

we took a hike when we got to manang , where we had our acclimitization day off ( around 3700 mt) its important to climb high and sleep low at elevation. we found this gorgeous lake and more views

manang

same day hike, near the blue lake

local manang kid

downtown manang, you could even watch movies here, like into thin air, touching the void, inspirational ones.

lodge life, thorung pedi

various people , the night before the pass at thorong la, it was soo cold, as you can see everyone is bundled

thorung pedi

it started to snow as soon as we got there, which caused quite the drama in the lodge, talks of having a snowed in pass, or avalanches, blah blah, we're in the mountains...arent we? i guess thats the canadian in me, some people had never seen snow!!

crossing the pass

hour 2, me on the horse

closer picture

the horses name was karma.....?!!? he was my guardian angel that day, i think i only fell off like 8 times....

YAY !! we made it, lets go down!

highest pass in the world, 5500mts ( 18000 feet ) we're freezing and releived its done, now 1600mts down in a blizzard.

downwards

will and kim and someone else

cold

bobby couldnt resist this photo op

long bridge

almost done

muktinath

the morning after the pass

bobby happy in muktinath

thanks for the sweater shay!

yak jerky

sun dried meat....

local woman in muktinath

i bought a scarf from this lady

waiting

will and i waiting for the jeep driver and his wife to finish lunch

on top

bobby and will just before the jeep ride to a couple towns down, we were too sore and tired to trek!

bus depot gamble

o please make ours the nice one with comfortable seats and a sober driver

gorkha airlines

flight from jomsom, where we took the jeep, back to pokhara. its a 3 - 4 day trek or a 15 minute flight!

16th November 2007

Brenda and Don
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Brings back memories!
Hi Kim and Bobbie Remember when we went to Nepal with Doug and Sharon in January 1992. OUr purpose was certainly much different from yours but your pictures bring back many memories. We trekked 3 days in from Pokara. It was amazing country. We did not get to the snowy areas. We are so glad you are safe and resting. Where do you go next?

17th November 2007

paris
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I LOVE IT
Mmmmmmmm Yak Jerky! SWEET MEAT!

18th November 2007

sarah
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pedro says meow!

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