Friday, February 15, 2013

S2L77: Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara, Nepal
March 1, 1977

I sat out on the deck listening to the distant dogs, looking at the stars, and brooding on the mountains.
Source: Personal travel notes.

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

The trip from Kathmandu to India is only a few hundred miles by road. The bounty of sights makes it seem much longer. Nepal is mostly a high mountain valley with spectacular scenery. Outside the cities, people are sparse, most engaged in small-scale farming. In spring, Nepal has warm days and cold nights. Spending the night in Pokhara, sitting outside under a clear sky with a waxing moon, contemplating the eternal mountains, well, that's just about the closest thing to communing with nature that I can imagine.

More photos after the jump.



From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

From 1977 02 21 Nepal

One of a continuing series.
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