Kagbeni to Muktinath After breakfast we headed north for the four-hour trek to Muktinath. That stretch is all uphill [Kagbeni – 9200 ft, (2804 m), Muktinath – 12,343 ft (3762 m)] but not so steep as I had expected. There, however, was not much air! I felt that I was supernaturally carried along because myContinue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 28”
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Winds of the Himalaya – Part 27
Jomsom to Kagbeni The remainder of our group arrived in Jomsom at 7:30 am. After steamy fresh bread, yak butter, wild honey, eggs, and the ever present and luscious milk tea we began the walk to Kagbeni. Since we would return through Jomsom, Emma felt that she would better serve by staying behind to pray.Continue reading “Winds of the Himalaya – Part 27”
Echoes and Reflections
Reflections in my mindof the echoes in my heart,memories of a life livedin search of a Kingdompaint a mosaic menagerie,weave a tapestry of joy and pain and grace. From castles tall to shattered slums,children’s giggles to wails of anguish,through desert and valley to mountain summit,rain forest to high Himalayan peakI’m seeking in the creation’s eyesreflectionsContinue reading “Echoes and Reflections”
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Butter Tea with a Monk
It was a chilly Himalayan morning in Tatopani, a Himalayan village in northern Nepal on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It was also one of the most meaningful days of my life. The humidity in the mountains drove the cold straight to the bone. Decked out in my trekking gear I sat withContinue reading “Butter Tea with a Monk”
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Coffee, Tea, and Reverie 