Trekker & crow in silhouette against the spectacular 23,000 foot Himalayan peak of Jichu Drake

Yak standing his ground near our Jomolhari base camp

School children sing us a song near Jomolhari Base Camp – most walk 1 hour to school each way over 1,000 feet elevation

Our incredibly talented cook at work preparing dinner- the meals were some of the best we had in Bhutan: a full spice rack and baskets in background filled with 9 chickens, fresh vegetables and fruit for entire week, and even surprise treats such as apple pie & chocolate bundt cake

View from Jomolhari Base Camp – Mani wall with prayer flags & old fortress shadowed by the massive 24,000 foot Himalayan peak

At the 16,000 foot Nyilela Pass pass our Tibetan camp boy, a past monk, helped me hang our prayer flags – two for the deceased, one for my good luck year of iron (white), and one for Mark & Kelly Shafer (yellow)

Our base camp at Jomolhari Base Camp – Left to right: Mark & Kelly Shager, Bob Holmes, Andrea Johnson, Robert ‘Skp’ Sandber, Amanda Mason. Mani wall with prayer flags & old fortress shadowed by the massive 24,000 foot Himalayan peak

What a difference a day makes! We woke to 8 inches of snow at our Jomolhari Base Camp – Left to right: Mark & Kelly Shager, Bob Holmes, Andrea Johnson, Robert ‘Skp’ Sandber, Amanda Mason. Mani wall with prayer flags & old fortress shadowed by the massive 24,000 foot Himalayan peak

11 year old school child walking in the snow in her Kira, with leggings, a scarf, and rubber boots, and always a smile