Nabji to Nimshong (4265’): 6.2mi, 4-6hrs; small ups and downs.
After a relatively short downhill from Nabji, we crossed the river on logs.
Crossing river on logs
Then the trail climbed only a short way up the mountain before contouring around the mountain on a wide flat trail. We passed individual farms, rather than a village.
Most of the bridges on the trail are simple affairs.
There were a few rocky places before we took a break about 10:30. Then we began a small climb with the porters out in front.
The terrain was easier than on previous days as the trail passed through lush broadleaf forest without any steep climbs or declines.
We ate lunch (12:30-1:10) at a chorten on a hill just before reaching the village of Nimshong.
Of course, to get to the village we had to walk down and then up. Nimshong is a small farming village of about 58 households (465 people).
The camp (4397’) was located above Nimshong near the school. We arrived around 2 p.m.
From here we could see the road—blocked by an avalanche—and two huge excavators working to remove the rock. Every so often the machines would move away and there would be blasting, throwing up huge plumes of dust. To find the blue excavator look about half-way up about one-third of the way towards the right from the left side of the picture. The road essentially bisects the picture. The yellow excavator is obscured by the dust.
Unfortunately, the avalanche was between the end of the trail and where our driver would pick us up. How were we going to get around it?