When I first arrived in Pokhara, I distinctly remember looking up at the World Peace Pagoda and thinking that it would be a strenuous hike to get up to it (despite the guide book stating it only takes an hour). I decided to put the climb off until after my trek.

What a difference [...]

I allowed myself a few days to recover from the trek, despite having felt far more sore the day after a dodgeball tournament then tramping around in the mountains. I gave up my Super Deluxe room at the Snowland Hotel ($25/night, complete with balcony overlooking the lake), for a more affordable room with [...]

Never…Ending…Peace…And…Love
Perspectives from a first-time trekker in the Himalaya of Nepal.
The Scenery
Hopefully the photos I’ve posted speak volumes about the scenery. Words hardly do it justice so I’m not going to try too hard. Green forest valleys gave way to snow-covered mountains of the highest caliber. Waking each morning to new and stunning [...]

I’m on the rocky road, Heading down off the mountain slope, And as my steps echo louder than before. Another day is done, Say goodbye to the setting sun, See what I found, turn back to the ground just like before. And hey hey hey, hey hey hey (hey!), Hey beautiful day.
When the night [...]

Well I started out down a dirty road. Started out all alone. And the sun went down, as I cross the hill. And the town lit up, the world got still. I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing. — Tom [...]

At first flash of eden, we race down to the sea. Standing there on freedom’s shore. Waiting for the sun. Can you feel it now that spring has come. And it’s time to live in the scattered sun. Waiting for the sun. Waiting…
…This is the strangest life I’ve ever known. [...]

And if life is going by too fast…it’s time for you to slow down…time for you to make it last…before you trip and slip…and you will miss this happy little stepping stone just before eternal bliss. — Pennywise
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
4:28 pm – Tadapani – Elev. 2,630 meters

Around 5:45pm yesterday, Nima spotted Mohan [...]

Got no deeds to do, No promises to keep.  I’m dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.  Let the morning time drop all it’s petals on me.  Life, I love you.  All is groovy.  — Simon & Garfunkel
Monday, April 7, 2008
12:33 pm – Chomrong – Elev. 2,155 meters
 
I slept pretty well last night, though I [...]

 
 
 It’s a beautiful day…The sky falls…And you feel like it’s a beautiful day…Don’t let it get away.  — U2
Sunday, April 6, 2008
8:18 am – Chomrong – Elev. 2,155 meters
I awoke around 1am last night, slightly chilly. I added my thin fleece and donned the warm wool mittens I had bought in Jhinu danda. [...]

Silent in the morning…Suspended in the trees…Lunchtime comes you’ve found your voice…It brings me to my knees…The volume just increases…The resounding echoes grow…Till once again I bask in morning stillness, I love so. — Phish
Saturday, April 5, 2008
1:33 pm – Chomrong – Elev. 2,155 meters

Storm clouds are rolling in even earlier today. [...]