70.06 Nepal: Mattikan (partial): Our journey of a third hike using differing routes each time, and an introduction to some local culture.
A section of Pokhara after reaching somewhat less than 2,000 feet of elevation gain. The entrepreneurs don't appear to have an edge in product or location. In a typical local hike, many we keep on discovering, and others we enjoy so much that we repeat often, we will walk from our apartment and head in the direction of the trailhead. This shows clear thinking because after all, should we go elsewhere, we would not arrive at the correct starting point. Having clarified our thinking, we should also make it clear that even when on the long treks, much of the time is spent hiking between towns, villages, farms and many shacks, always tiny stores and probably undiscovered residences. (Obviously, when walking in the high mountains at the higher altitudes, it becomes formal hiking/climbing.) One of the beauties of being in this country is that one is always on a hike when you are just outside the cities and towns and even when you cut across open spaces...