One of the pack horses had wandered into camp, and was eating away at the plants right next to my head! The sound was so quiet and cute... Especially since sometimes the horses have fits of whinnying in the middle of the night that wake us all up. So by comparison, this was adorable!
Today's hike was... Hard! But most definitely worth it. All day my stomach was not quite right, so I think my energy was low anyway. But this was our fourth day in a row of hiking- which I've never done before- so I was also probably just feeling the exertion a bit.
We hiked along through the whole morning and early afternoon in a forest similar to yesterday. If anything, it was even more like the Pacific NW because the rhododendrons gave way to more conifer trees.
Just before we arrived at our lunch spot, we turned a corner and got our first views of the REAL Himalayas- giant and snow-covered. The second peak we saw was Jomolhari, the one whose base camp we will spend two days at starting tomorrow night. It came out of the clouds just long enough for us to take a few photos and then it went back into hiding. Gorgeous!
From then on the views just kept getting better. We came above tree line and saw more snowy peaks... And when we arrived at our camp for the night we were in total awe. There are now mountains around us in every direction... Take a look:
I can't wait till tomorrow, to see what else lies in store for us!
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