Thursday, September 5, 2024

63:18 Nepal: A mix of a number of unpublished hikes: Perspectives of powerhouses around Pokhara plus some tranquility for two, too.

  One thing we're certain of is that we sure will miss Nepal once we depart. However, after careful deliberation, a flash of sheer brilliance, and some combined fiery brainpower, we arrived at a solution borrowed from General MacArthur. '...We shall return'. 

Annapurna Range: One of the world's most dangerous climbs. (Jen is thinking of going alone, much to my relief.)
Usually tranquil in this region.
Another aspect of the range.
A third facet. With thousands more features both hidden and overt.
Tranquility down below...again, even the boats take a siesta.
A tough but favorite hike of Sarangkot Peak which gazes over the lake while a seldom seen mountain creeps behind it.
Machhapuchhare (Fishtail) about to fade behind the clouds. Clearly, a very shy mountain.

Jen photographs the gaps, captures the sunlit 'limbs and stumps' as well as the beauty of a unique hat and of course, the lake.
While Fishtail is magnificent, the coloring/outline of the clouds and color contrasts are memorable.
Fishtail protrudes in the distance while Jen walks through a village, heading for the jungle. Jen landed a large contract with Coke to promote the product to her friends. Apparently, the company is not expecting much fizz.
While he bullies the very cute kids into buying a Coke before school.
Cheers! It's either up-or-down in mountain land. Fortunately, we managed to secure a horizontal bed.
One is always in the presence of GIANTS...not a comfortable place for egotists.
Shanti Stupa (left) and Shiva Temple taken from yet another angle. Depending where one stands, at times they appear close together while on other occasions, great distances and heights apart. The best test is not that of the visuals but rather, the foot challenge, yard-by-yard.
'Night-and-Day, Light-and-Dark'. Frequent visitors, relatively speaking, to Sarangkot during the day. From across the way and lake near Shanti Stupa, we catch a glimpse of the tower at Sarangkot before sleep.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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