Lamagaon to Chule-Nile 31 October 2019

Early morning Mingma takes a photo or checks his messages before leaving WiFi in Lamagaon Panorama of the courtyard at sunrise Bri went with Kaji and Mingma to the nunnery Inside the nunnery a man's picture
IMG 1698 Decorated, well lit and the sounds of nuns chanting IMG 1701 a cloth "gate" to keep the warmth in and the animals out? IMG 1703
IMG 1705 IMG 1706 Bri and nun IMG 1709 Solar cooker?
The nunnery at dawn The morning light hits the peaks above IMG 1716 IMG 1717 Back at the tea house, there's noodle soup and espresso for breakfast
IMG 3975 Morning light Staging in the courtyard before departure just tilting the camera up a little changes everything! back on the trail we pass through a small village
and wait for Mingma to get the key Make way for yaks River in the shadows Still feel strong! IMG 3984
On the move in the morning Engravings Sun creeps higher IMG 3981 IMG 3982
Shrine on the hillside IMG 1724 Flags at the foot of the trail IMG 3986 We're going up to visit the shrines on the face of the mountain
Now out of the shadow of the mountain, the sun was nice! They're paving every step Panoramic from the top Looking from the shrine up valley An added push up to visit the shrine's decorated room
Do not delay Panorama in the temple Striking art IMG 3992 Stories of many devoted monks
Then we went to another room Beautifully painted interior IMG 3997 Greg harmonizes with this symbol! what does it mean?
IMG 4001 Millions of prayers in books cChecking it all out tThe endless knot... and someone's foot print
Incoming high-elevation illumination 6000 m on the far side of the valley IMG 4005 Down the stairs, now warmed up IMG 4007
Back to the trail on the valley floor ... and continuing up the valley Blue sky. Not a cloud in sight The riverbed is wide Stone walls along the route... are they keeping animals in or out?
Layers of landscape ...with goats Walls and fields Into the upper valley Giant chorten
IMG 4015 Very new construction IMG 4018 the valley is very wide at this level Mantras and symbols
Endless knots Chule village Waterfall on a side valley above Chule IMG 4021 Chule
Spinning while walking bridge to Nyile Many symbols Before the bridge Our luggage is looking for the best place to wait for us
The famous inexplicable tractor How did a powered vehicle get into this valley? We later learned that it came up by helicopter! Where we stayed Owner's son Bri wasn't feeling well. She took the first room proposed on the ground level. Our room was chosen for sun and the view
Settling in Dining hall is bright but not warm Down valley view Side valley view Incoming yaks
The lead yak has the right-of-way Stepping down IMG 8191 IMG 8192 With its load of firewood
More following And yet more Fuzzy Load-free Humans and yaks are learning early
We climbed the other side of the valley to a monastery Looking down valley Larch forest feeling the season IMG 4046 IMG 8194
Afternoon clouds Christine and waterfall Like Valais in the 19th century Back at the dinning hall, we are exploring new menu items, such as apple fritters