Annapurna Circuit After some pretty marginal tea houses at the beginning of our trek we came to what looked like a really nice place and Angin had informed me that they had nice private cottages. When we arrived the place was indeed nice and we headed to the back area that did indeed contain several [...]
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Meat
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on December 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Annapurna Circuit
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Annapurna Circuit Sunrise at Poon Hill Without a doubt the Annapurna circuit is the most diverse trek I completed in Nepal. Certainly the scenery on Gokyo and Everest base camp were more spectacular, certainly the jungle areas and crops of Langtang were more varied but for a single trek that captures the diversity of Nepal [...]
Road Block
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on December 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
November 10, 2009, I thought Ronald Regan, Casper Weinberger, and I put an end to Communism back in the 1980s? Hell, Ron was the President, Cap was the Secretary of Defense, and I was a young Marine convinced I was saving the world from tyranny with my “service and duty”. When I started to see [...]
VIVA Annapurna
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh, maybe “Viva” is not Nepali. Anyway, signing off again for a while as I am heading for the Annapurna masiff in the morning. I will be trekking the classic Annapurna Circuit, with some modifications. They have build a road over part of the trail, so I may take a jeep in those areas and then [...]
Bhaktapur
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on November 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bhaktapur, Nepal Hired a car and went to Bhaktapur first thing this morning. I am finding this is the best times to see the sacred sites as this is when the locals come to prayer, and is before of the souvenir vendors look for westerners. Bhaktapur is an amazing ancient city with a high history between the [...]
Chitwan
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chitwan National Park I went to Chitwan as a complete after thought; it was cheap ($130 USD for 3 nights, four days, all inclusive “adventure” package), and sounded like a good place for some R&R. I figured the higher humidity would be good for my cough as well. Wow, was I surprised. LOVED IT. I [...]
Burning bodies
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal, Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Pashupatinath, October 29, 2009 “What are the men, the ones in the river, below the cremation platforms doing with the fine toothed rakes and other garden tools” I asked my very knowledgeable and passionate Hindu guide. “They are looking for the jewelry and gold teeth of those who have been released from this earth” he [...]
I Quit
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on October 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »
October 12 – 27, 2009 Gokyo Valley, Chola Pass, Everest Base camp Atop Kalipatar: Mt. Everest Sunrise The question had been plaguing me for weeks – since first asked. The more I focused, the more I tried to force fit into something I thought I new, the more it evaded capture, evaded dominance. Recognizing that [...]
He is below 5000 meters, and back in KTM
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in KTM. NOTE: I am publishing post on the date of event to make searching easier in the future. Thus you may have to scroll down past this post to see what has been happening the last few weeks. This situation will self correct as I get caught up. The photos are downloaded, and [...]
Smartest Navy in the world
Posted in 2009 Asia, Nepal on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
October 15, 2009 Namche Bazar – Dhole 4110m We got news last night that a porter was lost on Chola pass due to a quick moving avalanche. This sad news hit many of us hard – especially those who new the man who lost his life. We also heard that Island peak was experiencing severe [...]
