70.16 Nepal: Kristi: Towering over the town while hiding below the Annapurna Range: A spectacular day.
After nearly 2 hours, we have reached a position that allows us views such as this, Annapurna 1 at 26,700 feet. Shanti Stupa sits on a peak to the left. We cross the river by way of a suspension bridge and notice the water is flowing again. The beauty for us of hiking in Pokhara and the surrounding regions is that each hike can be modified, adapted, reversed and incremented in length, in so many ways that they each become a different experience. As an example, there is one hike to which we referred to as the 'Towers' on the way to Mattikan. The latter itself can be reached by at least 4 known routes. The Towers, including sub-routes, have even a higher number of paths leading up to them. They are better described as being positioned above Kristi, which is the home of a government medical office. What that actually means is not something we can be sure of but will offer an opinion that much paperwork is filled out within the office as well as on the outside patio. S...