The hike to Vasundhara falls was only another five miles but after the long trek earlier that morning I was moving slowly and tired. Arriving, I dropped my pack and sat in the dirt exhausted. Over my shoulder and up the hill a voice invited me to tea. Sitting on the rocks was a shaggy haired man wrapped in a blanket motioning me to come up and join him. I grabbed my bag and hiked up to his stone shelter and took the hot flower tea that was prepared by his attendant. I smiled and nodded at him also. He pointed at the flowers that the tea was made from.
I sipped the brew, sitting on the rock bench next to him and marveled at the towering peaks and the valley that snaked far into the mountains. I asked the name of one peak and he la...
The hike to Vasundhara falls was only another five miles but after the long trek earlier that morning I was moving slowly and tired. Arriving, I dropped my pack and sat in the dirt exhausted. Over my shoulder and up the hill a voice invited me to tea. Sitting on the rocks was a shaggy haired man wrapped in a blanket motioning me to come up and join him. I grabbed my bag and hiked up to his stone shelter and took the hot flower tea that was prepared by his attendant. I smiled and nodded at him al...
A dream of mine was to complete the Kora around Mt. Kailash in Tibet. In 2010 I was successful and have included images from that jouney
May 26 The path to Leon was only 11.5 miles and primarily along a busy highway. The only highlight of the walking was the stands of cottonwood trees that had gone to seed, filling the air with white fluffs. I noticed a small yard that looked as if it had recently snowed the seed covered the ground so thick. It only took a few hours to reach Leon and as the municipal alberque was still closed for repairs we were able to find one run by the Benedictines (Santa Maria de las Carbajalas). It had three floors of large open rooms with rows and rows of bunk beds. Another night of communal sleeping which for me is getting very tiring. We had time to explore the city and since it was Saturday and market day we wandered between the vendor stalls of fr...
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