Hiking

Hiking Ganden to Samye Monastery – Tibet

Ganden and Samye Monastery, Tibet The high altitude mountain trails bend and twist their way above the clouds. From one vast starkly beautiful valley to another, the trail takes you by frigid glacial lakes and impossibly high mountain peaks. Sometimes the valleys are dotted with yaks and their owners who live in primitive black tents made of yak wool, but for the...

In the Valley of the Yeti – Merak, Bhutan

Merak, Bhutan  འབྲུག་ཡུལ་       The early morning breeze carries fog down the slopes of the mountains. Dew sparkles in beams of brilliant sunlight. Nomads usher their yaks onward, grunting as they carry their master’s earthly possessions past me. Here I am, in the Valley of the Yeti, situated in Bhutan’s Far East. So remote, beautiful, and serene. This is what a...

Trekking Guide – Simien Mountains National Park Ethiopia  

Simien Mountains National Park – Ethiopia Why Trek Simien National Park? Simply put, the Simien Mountains are amazing. Nobody seems to think of Ethiopia looking like this. Humongous, green, pinnacle peaks, deep valleys dotted with grass-hut villages, and fog blanketing the scenery for a picture perfect moment. Simien is breathtaking. Apart from the scenery...