Lookin back...

So, this might get a lil' confusing, from a chronological perspective, since tha last blog post covered events from just yesterday....but, however, comma, ;-) there are so many great pics from the journey down to kathmandu, from Langtang valley ( almost a month ago now?!?), that just beg ta be posted... humor me, your humble blogger, if ya will....

surreal views of the langtang himal w/ kyanjin gompa in the foreground.... yep it really does look that surreal.. 'n they make a mean slab o yak cheese up here too!

the view from camp, the first night outta langtang valley.... just above Thulo Syabru.

Sunset views over Gosakunda lakes... a high altitude series of natural reserviors, set at about 4000m, and sacred pilgrimage site for hindus and buddhists from nepal and india. many saddhus walk! here from as far away as south india, several thousand kilometers away...

my buddy voytek, whom i met briefly in syabru, after the trip down from langtang... we crossed paths again in Gosakunda, and, after getting separated by an afternoon snow squall on the way down from the pass, both took a wrong turn, adding several days, and a ton of great memories to our trip back to Kathmandu. thanks for all the awesome timez, Brotha!

this pic is from the top of Ama Yangri, a sacred peak above the Yangri valley, believed to be the guardian spirit of this region... either way, the views were incomparable!

Check out these lil heartbreakers. they were in our lodge at Tarke Ghyang, at the head of Yangri valley. a local community leader, and lama at the monastery there told us about the education plight of children in this area... many parents cannot afford to send them to school, so the kids are faced with few prospects for learning and many never get a formal education... starting manual labor from an early age... the lucky ones come from families with the financial means to send them to school (private, english boarding schools are quite common, and much preferrable to the government education), or obtain financial sponsorship from tourists. The amazing part: for $300 US, per year, these lil guys can get room, food, and education at a good school, in the same region as their village. If any one is interested in helping out, drop me an email at mtbglen@yahoo.com and i can put you in contact with some folks that know the best way to help.

morning assembly at an english boarding school near Tarke Ghyang... voytek and i stumbled upon this place and learned much about the difficulities, and joys that the children and teachers face in their daily routines.

thats all for now folks, cafe is closing up. next time we'll get ya down to kathmandu, round ta see some sights, and on a wild cross country bus trip to Bardia np to round up some rhinos n elephants w/ Radek and i -

peace-