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Jomsom Trek Photos
The hike from Phedi to Muktinath took us 7 days and surprised us with the diverse landscape - from rainforest to rhododendron forest to rocky cliffs to desert to snowy mountains. Pictured here is a rainforest.
Locals
on horses crossing the Kali Gandaki river. The Kali Gandaki is 1/4 mile wide and
practically dry during winter months, but filled with water during monsoon
season.
Along the Jomsom trek we encountered several Indian pilgrims
trekking to Muktinath, site of a temple sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. In this
photo the pilgrims are crossing the Kali Gandaki river in the Lower Mustang
region.
Kagbeni,
primarily inhabited by Tibetan descendants, is the farthest point north trekkers
can visit in the Lower Mustang. To continue into the Upper Mustang trekkers must
pay a 700 USD permit fee to the Nepalese government.
We
arrived in Muktinath during the Chaitra Dasain festival. Nepal and Indian
pilgrims trekked here to worship. Muktinath temple is sacred to Buddhists and
Hindus; it is supposedly where flame, water and air meet.
View
of Dhaulagiri, 5th highest mountain in the world, - 8167m.
Check out our Jomsom journal.