After the intensity of Tibet, I was happy to have some quiet days in Kathmandu. When I could, I spent early mornings and early evenings walking with perhaps a thousand other people around the Great Stupa of Boudhanath. It was the most welcoming crowd I’ve ever been in. I always felt uplifted. Between morning and [...]
Archive for June 13th, 2010
May 31 – June 5, final days in the Kathmandu Valley
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My 29-30 Back to Kathmandu
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We left Tingri in the early afternoon and headed west on the paved road that stretches from the Nepalese border to Lhasa and beyond. After three hours we passed through Nyalam where we had begun our acclimatization to high altitude 22 days before. From there is was just 38 kilometer (and a drop of 4000 [...]
May 28 — Tingri and the cave of Machik Labdron
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Our schedule called for an overnight trip to the Chinese Everest Base Camp. (Everest is on the border, so there is also a Nepalese Everest Base Camp.) Though it was less than 30 miles away, the trip required a several-hour drive over very rough roads. The main attraction was a closer look at Mt. Everest. [...]
May 26-27 — The Long Drive
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From Darchen we begin the long drive back toward paved roads, the border, and Kathmandu. May 26 is a nine-hour drive to Trongba. May 27 is a 10 hour drive from Trongba to Tingri. We drive through beautiful desert valleys, with constantly changing colorations and views. However, the ride itself is physically numbing. About ninety [...]
