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Monday, 01 September 2008 18:42 |
One August, a few years before the national insur- gency made remote trek- king dodgy, I set out on a monsoon trek into the high mountains of the eastern Annapurnas. My goal was to study the life of Gurung shepherds in the alpine pastures.
A monsoon trek is..., well, wet. It’s a challenge, with flooded trails, bridges out, landslides, mud, mire and leeches. But my notes also describe remarkably verdant forests, and wildlife and birds, spectacular views, and alpine hospitality. Here’s an entry from August 15th:
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Monday, 01 September 2008 18:33 |
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The landscape stretched on forever. The mountains reached out from the plains to touch the vastness of the open skies. Overlooking the fluffy clouds on the way, it peaked up to embrace the zenith. Those cotton candy free-spirited clouds, not bearing to hear such insults as ‘rock-face’ and ‘cold-hearted’ mountains, mourned in purple patches with thunder that sounded more like a wail than an ear-splitting boom. Their tears came down as rain, soaking us to the skin. |
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Monday, 01 September 2008 18:05 |
In May 2008 a group of Nepalese researchers visit the distant Tsum Valley of upper Gorkha District near the Tibetan border to behavior an assessment for sustainable tourism planning. These are some of the author’s personal explanation of the landscape, economy, culture and people in this remote part of the upper Budi Gandaki river valley.
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 22:43 |
Manaslu Experience (28 Days Trip)
Tom from Texas
Many people are surprised about Nepal's cultural and scenic diversity. Not only does it feature the highest mountain range on earth, the foothills and lowlands are equally beautiful.
Finding a route that lets you experience both of these worlds without meeting too many tourists can be difficult. The Manaslu area in Central Nepal was declared a restricted area. Trekking agencies do not promote the trek and individual trekkers are not allowed to go there. |
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008 13:03 |
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Meditation is a mental control by which one attempts to get further than the conditioned, "thinking" mind into a deeper status of recreation or awareness. It often involves turning concentration to a single point of reference.
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