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Viewing Post for: Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon 2014

Date: Friday, October 3
Location: 13,200 feet. Jomalahari Base Camp

5 hours walking. Windy, 50 degrees daytime.

Sitting here beneath a bunch of yaks writing this. All are good. A few with some queasy stomachs from altitude. As you can see from the picture of Jomalahari, we are way into the Himalaya Mountains. It was amazing to wake up and see this giant glacier covered mt, over 12,000 feet above us. During the day it disappears in the clouds. We passed beyond the trees today. The mountains are covered with fall colors. The drama of the trek is increasing as it is colder, winder, and the mountains are so exposed here.

We are at the last outpost of civilization. Here are nomadic yak herders. Soon these mountains will fill with snow and they will be cut off from the outside world for months. Life here for them has not changed much over the years.

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