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    As we get closer and closer to our final destination of Muktinath, the villages are more distinctly Tibetan in style. This is Jharkot. By the way,
     
         		 Looking into the myesterious land of Upper Mustang from Tiri. Upper Mustang is off-limits without special and expensive permits -- and Tiri used to be off-limits, too, but was recently opened up to general tourism. This is the most northern point in Mustang you can visit without the permit.: by ivan_miral, Views[512]
         		 The Head Lama at the monastery in Tiri -- he toured Ive around, including a viewing of his traditional medicine supplies. : by ivan_miral, Views[316]
         		 From the monastery in Tiri, one can look back down the Kali Gandaki Valley, with Tiri in the foreground and Kagbeni in the background.: by ivan_miral, Views[529]
     
    Street scene in the village of Tini.: by ivan_miral, Views[695]
         		 Sheep, near the village of Marpha, being herded through the almost dry, lunar-like river bed that is, in large part, the Kali Gandaki Valley.: by ivan_miral, Views[911]
         		 Ive turns prayer wheels in the town of Tukche -- we had time to kill while we waited for clothing from said river fording to dry! By this point, we have clearly crossed into the more Tibetan villages of Northern Nepal.: by ivan_miral, Views[565]
         		 What we didn't count on was that crossing to the east side of the river would require some river wading -- and later some serious river fording to get back. A bridge on our map was seasonal and not yet erected.: by ivan_miral, Views[572]
         		 One of those towns was sweet little Kokhetanti.: by ivan_miral, Views[494]
     
    Ive and the expanse, as we forego the standard trekkers route to take in some towns on the east side of the Kali Gandaki.: by ivan_miral, Views[537]
         		 And the sun rises to luminate Dhaulagiri I (26, 795 ft) to begin day six -- also taken from the roof of our lodge.: by ivan_miral, Views[590]
         		 Annapurna I (26, 545 ft), as viewed from our guest house in Lete, where we finished day five on the trail.: by ivan_miral, Views[518]
         		 Mi enjoying a pain au chocolat at Rupse Chahhare, which simply means
         		 Yes, that dot is Mi crossing a long suspension bridge on the last leg to a lodge in Tatopani to finish day three on the trail. And, yes, Mi still claims to be afraid of heights -- but her argument is getting less and less convincing.: by ivan_miral, Views[1459]
     
    Stunning waves of grains and mountains in the backdrop -- it was hard to know what beauty to take in first.: by ivan_miral, Views[609]
         		 Village scene in Chitre, Nepal: by ivan_miral, Views[1538]
         		 This was the view from the lodge we stayed at in Gorepani. No, we're NOT kidding! And this was only about 1/3 of the vista.: by ivan_miral, Views[548]
         		 The sunrise over Poon Hill reveals layers and layers of mountains.: by ivan_miral, Views[564]
         		 and our old friend Macchapucchare (22,943 feet). And now you can better see why they call this one Fishtail!: by ivan_miral, Views[643]
     
    ...the stunning Dhaulagiri I (26,795 ft)...: by ivan_miral, Views[701]
         		 The mountains that can be seen from Poon Hill include Annapurna I (26, 700 ft) & Annapurna South (23,684 ft)... : by ivan_miral, Views[2001]
         		 One of the highlights of the Kali Gandaki trek is sunrise at Poon Hill, near the village of Gorapani -- where there is an EXPANSIVE view of the entire Annapurna mountain range.: by ivan_miral, Views[741]
         		 Ive at a sweet waterfall as we approach the village of Nangathanti.: by ivan_miral, Views[978]
         		 Waking up to the view of Annapurna South and Hiunchili from Ulleri.: by ivan_miral, Views[809]
     
    Our first day on the trail finishes with a climb up an estimated 3000 steps (estimated by our guide book -- we were too busy huffing and puffing to count 'em!) to reach our first guest house in the village of Ulleri.: by ivan_miral, Views[822]
         		 The trek took us through village after village, where some people have turned to the tourist trade for their main source of income, but many still engage the traditional practices, like farming.: by ivan_miral, Views[629]
         		 Our trek along the Kali Gandaki river valley that will take us from the hills of Pokhara (2,900 ft) to the high-mountain holy pilgrimage site of Muktinath (12,243 ft) begins! Ive at our first checkpost.: by ivan_miral, Views[514]
         		 Macchapucchare (Fishtail) -- the enduring symbol of Pokhara.: by ivan_miral, Views[683]
         		 Dhaulagiri (26,795 ft), Macchapucchare (22,943 ft), and Annapurna II (26,040 ft) seem to waft over the Pokhara valley on this hike to nearby Sarangkot.: by ivan_miral, Views[758]
     
    The Buddha -- at the Pokhara Peace Pagoda.: by ivan_miral, Views[1031]
         		 Like the one in Leh (pictured a few months ago), the Peace Pagoda in Pokhara was built by Japanese Buddhists as a reminder of the aspiration for world peace.: by ivan_miral, Views[697]
         		 An amazing view of the Annapurna range of the Himalaya over Phewa Tal and Pokhara, taken from the Pokhara Peace Pagoda.: by ivan_miral, Views[1307]
         		 An aptly named pub on the sweet streets of Pokhara.
         		 Our first glimpse of Macchupacchare -- the rugged peak that seems to constantly hang over Pokhara. The name means
     
    Phewa Tal, the beautiful lake on which the mellow trekker's base of Pokhara sits. We relaxed in Pokhara for about a week -- Mi writing; Ive hiking.: by ivan_miral, Views[450]
         		 The crowds of people are just beginning to overwhelm us, as we realize wandering near Durbar Square in Kathmandu the evening before the Diwali Festival of Lights may have been a mistake... : by ivan_miral, Views[569]
         		 A curious and devotional young boy at a tree shrine in Kathmandu's Durbar Square.: by ivan_miral, Views[569]
         		 An interesting tradition in India and Nepal -- highlighting the eyes of young children with kohl.: by ivan_miral, Views[1017]
         		 The Himalaya peer down at Nagarkot. : by ivan_miral, Views[634]
     
    There they are! The Himalaya coming into view from our Nagarkot deck.: by ivan_miral, Views[652]
         		 Ive's mom and dad sharing laughs as the Nagarkot sunrise brings more Himalayan mountains into view.: by ivan_miral, Views[504]
         		 Father & son waiting for the sunset and some of Nagarkot's famous views. (Hey! It was windy up there!!!): by ivan_miral, Views[559]
         		 A man in Bhaktapur attending to one of the hundreds, maybe thousands, of religious shrines and stupas in the streets of the Kathmandu Valley.: by ivan_miral, Views[745]
         		 Touching the sky is the heart-stopping Nyatapola Temple. Five-story high, it is the highest temple in the region. and is the centerpiece of Taumadhi Tole square in Bhaktapur.: by ivan_miral, Views[808]
     
    Down a small alley in Bhaktapur and hailed as the region's finest carved and most photographed window is the 15th century Peacock Window of the no longer used Hindu monastery, Pujari Math.: by ivan_miral, Views[726]
         		 Cookware sales at a storefront in Bhaktapur. : by ivan_miral, Views[580]
         		 In and out of the backstreets of Nepal's villages and cities are its inhabitants, busy with daily chores. Here, drying beans in Bhaktapur.: by ivan_miral, Views[672]
         		 After Patan, we explored the city of Bhaktapur. As we entered the city's Durbar Square, we were welcomed by this scene of a mother lifting her child to kiss a deity image.: by ivan_miral, Views[545]
         		 Within the inner courtyard of Patan's Golden Temple: by ivan_miral, Views[986]
     
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