After an early morning spent photographing the quiet village of Khumjung and a filling breakfast it was time to once again hit the trail, which would be 4-6 hours of hiking.  While our destination at Deboche was only 100 ft. higher in elevation, finishing at 12,400 ft. the day was going to be hard and [...]

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The fourth day began with anticipation of trekking deeper and higher into the vast Himalayas.  After a day of rest, we were all ready to stretch our legs.  I had awoken at 5am that morning (as I would do most mornings of the trip, and not always on purpose, either) so I took a quick [...]

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We had just finished a short but steep mile long climb from the Dudh Kosi River to the village of Namche Bazaar, nestled at 11,300 ft elevation on the steep hillside above the river,  and had arrived at the Hotel Namche for tea, lunch, and a welcome respite from the morning’s lung-burning hike.   The owner, [...]

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I just realized that I hadn’t put together a 2010 Best Of slideshow, so here it is, better late than never.  Please click on the image below to open the slideshow.  

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After the thrilling flight into the Lukla, breakfast at the Namaste Lodge, and the sorting and reorganizing of the gear it was time for the trail.  We had met our guides and porters and everyone was ready to hike.  The first part of our journey followed the populated valley of the Dudh Kosi River as [...]

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