Nepal
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Thorong La Pass
May 14, 2012 Thorang High Camp (el. 15, 700) 4:00 am Trekkers begin to converge in the high camp great room. It is still dark and we wear headlamps. There is a young man from Israel, a couple from the UK, a couple from Italy, via Seattle, a couple from France, a gentleman from Germany, Continue reading
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Letdar, Nepal
May 13, 2012 Letdar, Nepal (el. 13,943) 2:00 pm I dreamt of a fresh orange last night. It’s been two weeks since I’ve had a piece of fruit. Today was an easy hike of four hours. We are conserving energy. We are two days from Thorang La, the highest point of the trek. Tim is Continue reading
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From Manang, Nepal
We take a day hike with our guide, a steep incline, gaining an estimated three thousand feet. Here resides a ninety-six year old Lama, attended to by his sixty-six year old daughter. We take turns receiving his blessings. He chants over us. His skin is the color of leather. His room is carved out of Continue reading
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Off and running
But here I go. Continue reading
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A bifurcated garment.
Shorts make me self-conscious. Continue reading
...the house I live in... 