Tag Archive 'mountains'

Langtang, Nepal: Part #2-Not Enough Toilet Paper

Posted in Nepal on Nov 1st, 2007

Wed, Oct 24–We hike up and up and up, following along the Langtang River. The river is gorgeous: milky-green, roaring, powerful, and completely un-photographable in its beauty (sorry, Mark!). Surrounded by jungle and birds and monkeys –the land is beautiful. Langtang is Nepal’s first National Park, and as a result, many people [...]

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Everest/Gokyo, Nepal: The Sweet Smell of Burning Yak Dung

Posted in Nepal on Oct 4th, 2007

“So remember that time when we were trapped in a snowstorm for three days in the Himalayas?” We’ve always wanted this line as a conversation starter, and now we have it! Dang it.
We passed three days stuck in a lodge at 15,583 feet while some freak, early snowstorm continued non-stop outside. Warming our [...]

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Emei Shan, China: Monkeys, Mist, and More Steps

Posted in China on Aug 20th, 2007

Hiking in China is much different than hiking in Colorado. Not only is it a natural experience, it is a cultural one as well. As Westerners, we cannot just stop and rest and then press on up the endless stone steps, no matter how exhausted. If we do, one of many factors, if not all, [...]

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Ganzi and Tagong, China: Monks on Motorcycles

Posted in China on Aug 13th, 2007

Are we still in China? We couldn’t help but ask ourselves time and again as we traveled along the Northern Sichuan-Tibetan Highway. After two days on a bone-jarring, butt-numbing bumper bus, we arrived in Ganzi, China, elevation 3700m. Along the way, we crossed a 4700m pass, where faithful Buddhists threw their prayers (cards) out the [...]

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