Taxis in Calcutta, India
This is a good deal!
Satellite TV anyone?
The snow covered mountains are where we are headed.
Stayed one night at this hotel in Yuksom prior to starting the hike.
The group: Kiersten #1, Eric, Mike, Me, Kiersten #2
The start of the hike.
Mountain girls carrying plants for miles.
We used horses instead of yaks.
Dinner by candlelight. I'm on the far right.
Spent our 1st night here.
Spent our 2nd night here. Pronounced "Choka."
Buddhist prayer wheels.
Playing "Farkle!"
Our cooks.
Bored and trying to stay warm.
Our guide, Phurba. I liked to call him Furby!
One of our porters. Yes, he hikes in sandals!
Making lunch.
Approaching Dzongri Top.
At Dzongri Top surrounded by mountains 20,000 to 26,000 feet high.
Sunrise and clouds.
Mt. Kangchenjonga is behind the clouds. It towers above the other peaks when visible.
Chillin at an alpine lake.
Second attempt to see Mt. Kangchenjonga....no luck.
The Milk Man
A free shave in Calcutta.
