63.08 Nepal: Sarangkot: "I do declare I awoke to find a tiger in my bed."
A dedication to a special woman during another special year. The target: Sarangkot Tower, some 2,700 feet elevation gain through jungle, villages, and along rough paths, steps, stones and rocks. A profile of the mountain, hike commencing from lake level to peak. Picture taken from a hike to Methlang. A truly memorable picture as we return toward the lake while the storm clouds continue to build. Could this be termed a 'Race to the bottom?' I was thinking of tigers seeing we are somewhere in Asia. Often, we have to pinch ourselves while wandering about as well as wondering where we are. The wilderness of the world is, in a sense, consistent. The so-called civilizations, behavior-wise, also have a consistency while leaving an awful amount of scope for improvement, even survival. Therefore, one needs a method of determining where one is in the world by noting the style and structures of the cities and the look and feel of the people. After all, one immerses...