by Gordon Webster | Nov 25, 2018 | 2018 Gord's Trip to Nepal |
The walk today was distinct from previous days in a couple of ways. In the first place, the vegetation was much richer. It is apparent that the rainfall is greater here than in other areas around Annapurna. We walked through a lush forest of large...
by Gordon Webster | Nov 23, 2018 | 2018 Gord's Trip to Nepal |
Today Matthew and I climbed a net 1600 metres to Ghorepani. This is the biggest climb on the Annapurna Circuit. We felt very strong at first, sucking in the viscous and oxygen rich air at 1200 metres. The last hour, with fatigue and thinner air, was...
by Gordon Webster | Nov 22, 2018 | 2018 Gord's Trip to Nepal |
Today all four of us descended 800 metres to a land of bananas and oranges. The first half of the day we walked on extraordinary trails cut into the sidehill above the river, or rising or falling on stone staircases. I frequently imagined that we were walking on...
by Gordon Webster | Nov 21, 2018 | 2018 Gord's Trip to Nepal |
We have walked 5 hours each of the past two days, mostly on trails on the opposite side of the valley from the road. We started in conifer forests, but now that we have dropped to 2000 metres, we are walking through bamboo and other subtropical plants. It is so...
by Gordon Webster | Nov 19, 2018 | 2017 Eastern Canada Bike Trip |
Having crossed the Thorung La we are now in another drainage, that of the Kali Gandaki. It is much dryer than the Marsyangdi valley that we were in before the pass. It also seems much more prosperous. The Kali Gandaki is a broader valley so the road...
