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The happy children of Langtang, Nepal
Although it encourages begging, it's
hard to resist giving a gift of cookies or pencils. These happy children,
who live such stark lives, gathered in curiousity as I moved through the
village of Langtang near the Tibetan border in the Himalayas of Nepal. Langtang,
Nepal is nestled in a pleasant valley at an elevation of about 3500 meters. |
A Buddhist prayer wall near Kyangjin Gompa in
Nepal
Each of the stones are engraved with
Buddhist prayers. Some prayer walls extend for more than a hundred yards,
with each stone having intricately engraved prayers. In respect to Buddhist
ritual, these are passed on the left.
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The village of Kyangjin Gumpa, Nepal
Kyangjin Gompa is the last village inhabited year-round and is the
highest on this trail into the Himalayas of Nepal at approximately 4000 meters.
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The homes of Kyangjin Gumpa
The rooves of many of the
homes here were held down by large stones - presumably because of the high
winds and lack
of better building materials. |
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| A profile of the altitudes of this trek
For those of you considering this
trek, here's a graph showing what you can expect in terms of altitude
along the way. |
