Namche Bazaar 3450 m - Phakding 2640 m
day 37 : 23 november 2003
  
  compression straps  
  it takes three to secure the load of this porter  
  
  
   
  chickens  
  more signs of civilisation... domesticated chickens  
  
  
   
  peeping thru  
  the Kongde range through the canopy cover of the forest  
  
  
   
  dusty  
  a caravan of yaks kicking up much dust from the trail  
  
  
   
  on the trail  
  yak caravans are very common on the tourist track  
  
  
   
  suspense on suspension  
  just wide enough for a yak, Mike Conlon nearly got knocked off the Larja Dobhan bridge by an approaching herd of yaks coming across from the other side  
  
  
   
  dudh koshi  
  beyond Larja Dobhan, the trail descended the valley following the Dudh Koshi River  
  
  
   
  mike  
  retired from aerospace engineering... an avid traveler who has trotted the globe a few rounds  
  
  
   
  trekking in paradise  
  the Dudh Koshi Valley is a beautiful place to visit... full of greens and water about  
  
  
   
  milky way  
  there are many river crossings across the torrent Dudh Koshi  
  
  
   
  mani stone  
  a pile of painted mani stones at Jorsale (2805 m)  
  
  
   
  high wire  
  the suspension bridge at Jorsale, just within the boundaries of the national park  
  
  
   
  park entrance  
  the entrance to the Sagarmatha National Park... here all park permits are checked on entry and on exit  
  
  
   
  pretty  
  a little girl with rosy cheeks watching the world go by  
  
  
   
  hide  
  like carrying their dead, these dzopkyos are carrying hides of slaughtered animals  
  
  
   
  another  
  yet another crossing of the Dudh Koshi on a suspension bridge  
  
  
   
  phakding  
  serving mainly to the trekking tourist, every other building in Phakding is a tea lodge or hotel  
  
  
 

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