A day of backtracking, so you might remember some of these locations. But, then again, some of them were bathed in fog the day before. Plus, I see more when I’m going downhill–something besides my feet!
I started trekking around 7:30a at MBC and ended the day at Bamboo a little after 3p. With my eye problems, downhill is no piece of cake, so it usually takes me as long as going up.
A repeat of one ice field, but this time you can see Annapurna III
There's new snow on the sides of the mountains
An interesting crossing
One can see the meandering river through the rocks of the valley when going in this direction
Turn around, and Annapurna is in your face
I've been walking 45 min & I'm not done with the ice yet
Remember this on the way up, there was awall of fog just beyond the ice field. Now you can see the path.
One of the bridges over the Modi Khola
Without the struggle to breathe going up and the need to beat the storm, one can stop and examine the river
The view from the bridge; there's more water after the storm
It's hard to not keep looking back; the mountain is like a magnet
Cathedrals along the river
Can you find the cairn? I was glad I had a guide.
There it is!
Do I go up and over or around?
Deurali is just ahead
Looking back to Deurali; going down doesn't mean one is always descending
Lunchtime at Himalaya, and the warm clothes have disappeared into the pack
We're back in the bamboo forest heading for Dovan
Black-faced Langur
Langur in the tree tops
Langur on the ground
If the vegetation were different, this could be a bit of the AT
Then again, our rhododendron never get this big or showy
The Tip Top at Dovan was full when we arrived around 2, so we had to proceed to Bamboo. At the Bomboo Lodge, I got a hot shower!!! and renewed acquaintance with three Swedes I’d met at Chomrong. (And there was glass in the window, so no draft!)