Annapurna Circuit 2011 Part II Muktinah to Kathmandu
The Kali Gandaki Gorge In May 2011, Justin Bond, Alison Bond, and Charles Wintch hiked the Annapurna Circuit from Besisahar to Tatopani. They traveled one-hundered and eighty miles and crossed the highest pass in the world: Thorong La at 17,669 feet. They hiked with their guide Gobina Rai and two porters, Dhan Ram Rai and Sangam Rai. Cover Photo - Dhaulagiri from the village of Muktinah
Nilgiri - 23,266 feet.
Part II - Muktinah to Kathmandu
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Streets of Muktinah
Streets of Muktinah
Stone wall and Nepalese woman - Near the village of Muktinah 3
Streets of Muktinah
Streets of Muktinah
Woman carying basket near Muktinah
Streets of Muktinah 4
Streets of Muktinah
Streets of Muktinah
Nepalese boy near the Muktinah Temple
Selling crafts near the Muktinah Temple
Dhaulagiri - Seventh highest mountain in the world, 26,796 feet.
At the Muktinah Temple
Chip, Alison, and Gobinda
Dhan and Sangam at the Muktinah fountains
Selling blankets on the streets of Muktinah 5
Dhauligiri and the village of Muktinah
The Fountains of Muktinah
The Fountains of Muktinah
Chip, Gobinda, and Alison 7
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Dhauligiri
The Fountains of Muktinah
Dhauligiri
Dhauligiri
Wooden loom
Gobinda - Jeep ride from Muktinah to Jomsom
Prayer wheels
Near the Muktinah temple
Nepalese women
Crafts near the Muktinah Temple 9
Muktinah
Village of Kagbeni 10
Nepalese women
Gobinda, waiting for the jeep ride to Jomsom
Kali Gandaki Gorge - deepest gorge in the world
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Kali Gandaki Gorge
Kali Gandaki River
Kali Gandaki Gorge
Kali Gandaki River
Kali Gandaki River
Kali Gandaki Gorge
Dhan and Sangam entering Jomsom 13
Streets of Jomsom
Streets of Jomsom 14
Streets of Jomsom
Chinese Military in Jomsom
Gobinda and Alison in Jomsom
Sangam in Jomsom
Annapurna Conservation Area Project - Safe Drinking Water Station 15
Nilgiri
Nilgiri
Goat in the town of Jomson
Alison at the teahouse in Jomsom - Night 13
Jomsom airport
Sangam washing clothes
Nepalese Women
Nepalese child 17
Nilgiri
Streets of Jomsom 18
Jomsom Airport
Gobinda and Chip - Hike to Dhumba Lake
Chip - Hike to Dhumba Lake
Sangam and Gobinda with Nilgiri in the background
Flowers near Dhumba Lake 19
Baby donkey near Dhumbla Lake
Chip near Dhumba Lake 20
Gobinda and Sangam
Hike to Dhumba Lake
Nilgiri
Buildings near Dhumba Lake
Kali Gandaki Gorge 22
Gobinda at Dhumba Lake
Gobinda and Sangam
Sangam and Gobinda - Dhumba Lake
Sangam, Gobinda, and Chip - Skipping rocks at Dhumba Lake
Nilgiri Mountains
Goats near Dhumba Lake 23
Horses
Sangam, Gobinda, and Chip - Hiking back to Jomsom 24
Goat near Dhumba Lake
Baby donkey near Jomsom
Gobina, Chip, Alison, Sangam hiking from Jomsom to Marpha - Day 14
Horses near Jomsom
Suspension bridge near Jomsom 25
Alison and Gobinda
Alison hiking from Jomsom to Marpha 26
Motorycycle on suspension bridge
Nepalese woman working in the grain fields
Sangam, Dhan, Gobinda, and Alison in the Kali Gandaki Gorge
Mani wall
Justin entering Marpha 27
Nepalese children in Marpha
The village of Marpha
Ghompas near Marpha 28
The village of Marpha
Monastery in Marpha
The village of Marpha
The streets of Marpha
The streets of Marpha
Alison in the streets of Marpha 29
The streets of Marpha
Sangam and Chip in Marpha 30
Paradise Guest house Night 14 - Marpha
The streets of Marpha
The streets of Marpha
The streets of Marpha
Sangam , Chip, Dhan, and Gobinda in Marpha
The streets of Marpha 31
Marpha
Marpha 32
Marpha
Marpha
Buddist Monastery in Marpha
Marpha
Alison and prayer wheel in Marpha 33
Village of Marpha
Grain fields near Maprha
Streets of Marpha
Streets of Marpha 35
Streets of Marpha
Streets of Marpha
Streets of Marpha
Streets of Marpha 36
Nepalese girl
Nepalese woman near Marpha
Streets of Marpha
Nepalese woman working in the grain fields
Streets of Marpha
Day 15 - Marpha to Kalopani 37
Chinese Military
Hiking from Marpha to Kalopani 38
Alison hiking from Marpha to Kalopani
Suspension bridge
Nepalese women
Suspension bridge
Nepalese women working near Tukche 39
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Sangam, Dhan, and Alison
Alison and Chip
Tukche
Bakery in Tukche
Nepalese girl in Tukche
Nepalese boy in Tukche
Monastery
Children playing in Tukche
Nepalese boy in Tukche
Streets of Tukche 41
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Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche 43
Tukche Distillery
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche 44
Sangam crossing the Kali Gandaki River
Dhan and Sangam - Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Streets of Tukche
Alison and Justin - Streets of Tukche
Gobinda and Chip - Hiking from Tukche to Kalopani
Alison and Gobinda - Hiking to Kalopani
Nepalese boy and cattle crossing a wooden bridge 45
Kali Gandaki River
Nepalese women washing clothes 46
Sangam, Gobinda, Alison, and Dhan
The Kali Gandaki Gorge
Nepalese women washing clothes
Nepalese boy
Marijuana
Gobinda Rai 47
Alison and Chip
The Kali Gandaki River 48
The Kali Gandaki River
Sangam, Gobinda, Alison and Chip
Chip - Descending to the Kali Gandaki River
Dhan crossing the Kali Gandaki River
Dhan Ram Rai and a tourist bus 49
Dhan crossing the Kali Gandaki River
Supsension bridge over the Kali Gandaki River 50
Sign for Kalopani
Sangam in the Kali Gandaki Gorge
Alison hiking toward Kalopani
Chip, Dhan, and Sangam taking a rest
The Kali Gandaki River
Alison and Gobinda crossing a suspension bridge 51
Sangam and Dhan
Alison 52
Nepalese girls
Alison
Alison
Nepalese children
Dhan Ram Rai
Chip and Gobinda looking for fossils 53
Sign for technical school
Gobinda, Alison and Chip at the See You Lodge, Kalopani - Night 15
Nepalese girl - Kalopani 54
See You Lodge, Kalopani
See You Lodge courtyard
Gobinda and Sangam - Kalopani
Nepalese child
Village of Kalopani
Hiking from Kalopani to Tatopani
Women working in the fields near Kalopani
Women carrying baskets of grain 55
Chip in the See you Lodge dining room - Kalopani
Dhan’s backpack at the See You Lodge - Kalopani 56
Nepalese woman working in the grain fields
Buffalo
Boy carrying basket in Kalopani
Woman working in the grain fields
Nilgiri Mountains 57
Buffalo
Woman stacking wood 58
Nilgiri Mountains
Women harvesting grain
Buffalo
Nepalese girl
Buffalo
The Dhaulagiri icefall 59
Dhaulagiri
Goat 60
HIking toward Tatopani
Buffalo
Dhan Ram Rai
Village of Kalopani
Alison hiking to Tatopani - Day 16 61
Dhaulagiri
Thatched roof 62
Dhaulagiri
Alison, Chip, Gobinda, Dhang and Sangam with Dhaulagiri in the background
Alison
Dhan and Sangam, Kali Gandaki Gorge
Chip, Dhan, and Sangam - lunch break
Nepalese boys 63
Nepalese girl
Dhan Ram Rai - Lunch stop
Alison and Chip 64
Gobinda and buffalo
Dead bird
Plowing a field
Chickens
Alison and Chip
Nepalese woman near Tatopani
Chip, Gobinda, and Alison 65
Gobinda and tourist busses
Hillside near Tatopani 66
Dhan, Sangam, and Chip crossing a suspension bridge
Kali Gandaki Gorge
Nepalese woman and child
Alison
Washing clothes
Alison, Chip, and Gobinda descending stone stairs
Alison and Chip 67
Gobinda, Chip, and Alison descending stone stairs
Chickens 68
Waterfall near Tatopani
Dhan and Sangam
Stone walls
The Kali Gandaki Gorge
Sangam and Dhan taking a rest 69
Washing clothes
Beehive
Gobinda
Gobinda, Alison, and Chip 70
Alison at lunch stop
Nepalese boy
Dhan and Sangam
Thatch roof
Waterfall 71
Waterfall
Gobinda and Sangam 72
Nepalese child
Chip and Sangam
Tourist van
Chip and Alison near Tatopani
Nepalese children
Sangam, Gobinda, Dhan, and Chip
Dhan and Sangam
Waterfall
Nepalese child 73
Marijuana
Stone walls 74
Crossing a suspension bridge
Dhaulagiri Lodge in Tatopani - Night 16
Sangam, Dhan, Alison and our English friend on a tourist bus - Tatopani to Pokhara
Village of Beni
Sangam and Dhan on a tourist bus 75
Tatopani to Pokhara by tourist bus
In the town of Beni 76
Tourist bus
Gobinda and Chip
Gas pumps
Tatopani to Pokhara
Tatopani to Pokhara
Tatopani to Pokhara
Cow and tourist bus 77
Streets of Pokhara
Dhaulagiri 78
Machupuchare
School bus
Streets of Pokhara
Nepalese woman and girl
Sighteesing in Pokhara
Streets of Pokhara
Alison - Streets of Pokhara
Gobinda at the Mountain Museum
Streets of Pokhara 79
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Mountain Museum - Pokhara
Traveling from Pokhara to Chitiwan
Traveling from Pokhara to Chitiwan
Traveling from Pokhara to Chitiwan
Traveling from Pokhara to Chitiwan
Tourist bus
Traveling from Pokhara to Chitiwan 81
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Chitiwan National Park
Elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park
Unique Wild Resort - Chitiwan National Park
Baby Rhinos at a Musuem - Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 83
Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 84
Chitiwan National Park
Elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park
Alison, dug-out canoe ride - Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 85
Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 86
Chitiwan National Park
Crocodile - Chitiwan National Park
Crocodile den - Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 87
Crocodile
Sloth track - Chitiwan National Park 88
Chitiwan National Park
Monkeys - Chitiwan National Park
Baby elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Deer - Chitiwan National Park
Tiger footprint - Chitiwan National Park 89
Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 90
Nepalese woman and child
Chitiwan National Park
Ten day old elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park 91
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Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park
Chitiwan National Park
Alison riding an elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Alison riding an elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Alison riding an elephant - Chitiwan National Park
Alison riding an elephant - Chitiwan National Park 93
Chitiwan National Park
Orphanage
Nepalese boys at an Orphanage
Chitiwan National Park 94
Alison and Chip
Artist signing Justin’s watercolor
Boys at an orphanage
Alison with baby owl
Elephant riding - Chitiwan National Park 95
Sunset at Chitiwan National Park
Woman porter 96
The monsoon arrives at Chitiwan National Park
Unique Wild Resort - Night 20
Chip in Kathmandu
Alison and Chip at the Monkey Temple
Traveling from Chitiwan to Kathmandu - Day 21
Streets of Kathmandu
Begger at the Monkey Temple
Kathmandu 97
Monkey Temple
Kathmandu
Monkey Temple 98
Alison, Justin, and Chip at the Monkey Temple
Monkey Temple
Monkey Temple
Monkey Temple
Chip in Kathmandu
Hotel Nature, Kathmandu - Night 23
Streets of Kathmandu
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Streets of Kathmandu
Streets of Kathmandu
Streets of Kathmandu
Chip and Alison - Airport in China - Day 24
Sunset - Chitiwan National Park
Š 2011 Justin C. Bond