On the downhill run from Lhasa into Nepal, roads are lined with arid plains dotted with goats, cows, miles of barley, and the ruins of thousand-year old structures that are slowly melting back into the earth (see two "mounds" in the middle right). The golden fields stretch for miles until they collide with rolling hills that morph slowly into mid-size mountain ranges--in a land where 18,000-foot peaks are "mid-size"--and finally, into the Himalayas.
It only took us eight days, but we finally got a decent photo that included Mt. Everest (at least, our guide assured us the peak in the background is the highest one in the world).
On toward Nepal and a trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp. We hope.
base camp, base camp! can't wait to see those pics and hear about it. hope you can do it for those of us who can't. what might preclude you from going...weather, sherpa...??
ReplyDeleteI was sharing your experience with a co-worker and she has actually been on the bus ride in the dark.....she said the plane trip had to have been the best option!
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