Back in the U.S., missing Nepal like crazy! It seems so weird that
things here and there are going on simultaneously in the world. It is
nice, however, to have some faster internet and get to share more of the
trip with all of you. I'll do some photo editing and polishing and put
up an album of the trip as well, never fear. I am so grateful to have had this experience and really do feel that I'm the luckiest duck around. Thanks for the love and support.
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| A Stupa in KTM the night prior to our bus ride to Pokhara |
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| The girls on the Green Line bus to Pokhara, the jump off point of our Anapurna trek! |
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| Aarti and Katherine, rarin to go! |
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| Fewa Lake in Pokhara. This was so beautiful and peaceful. We rented a canoe and Katherine paddled us out for a ride! |
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| Nickers had to wear the only life jacket. She was so happy about it! Hahahaa! |
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| On a boat! |
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| The taxi drop off point for the big trek: embarking on our four day adventure! See Aarti's blog for a break down of altitude/distance climbed daily! |
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| Day 1--took us through terrain that reminded me of the western U.S...glacial streams in Montana and hills like the Rocky Mountain foothills! There were cacti and tropical plants intermixed. So crazy! Also, quite hot! |
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| A break on the hike! Lots of stairs. Lots and lots of stairs! |
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| After five hours of uphill stairs, we stayed at the Heaven View Guesthouse! Showers have never felt so grand, and we got to all sleep in the same room like a big sleepover! |
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| Day 2: more stairs followed by an arrival in Ghorepani! The stopping point on this day, because we needed to wake up at 4 AM the next morning to see the full spectrum sunrise on Poon Hill, with views of the Himalayas and Anapurnas. We saw snow up here for the first time on the trek and the altitude had cooled things considerably. |
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| Katherine navigating in our guest house! We went to bed only to wake up at midnight to the sounds of rain! Figuring there was still time for the weather to change, we hit the sack again, and woke up to a fresh coat of snow. Completely magical and beautiful, and for me, made the day perfect. It also made the day very slippery/challenging. |
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| Day 3: Sunrise on Poon Hill, where we were the first of many tourists to arrive. My favorite part was the stars before the sunrise. |
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| Yak butter! If anyone ever reads the Brothers K, you'll know why I loved this! :) |
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| Katherine hikin on the magic cozy snowy staircase. |
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| Nik being a CHAMP! |
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| I think this was a Yeti track. Though we did see a guy in barefoot shoes at the next lodge... |
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| I thought the whole trek on day 2 was magical. Bamboo shooting through snow!?? |
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| Day 4 started with more magical views, and significantly sore legs! |
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| The group post trek! We were pretty poooooped out, but proud! |
