 Drukgyel Dzong 1 |
 View from Drukgyel Dzong |
 Drukgyel 3 |
 Drukgyel 4 |
 Buddhist graffiti 2 - Om mani padme hum |
 Point of no return: Brigitte crossing the Paro Chhu |
 Bridge we didn't have to cross |
 Trekking up the Paro Chhu valley |
 Hanging moss over the Paro Chhu |
 Coral fungi |
 Checking the loads |
 Yak |
 Mountain views with waterfall |
 Jomolhari (7314m) obscured |
 View across the Paro Chhu valley to Tsophu valley |
 Rest break while ascending to Nye La |
 Our first pass (of 10) - Nye La (4870m) |
 Jitchu Drake (6794m) |
 Lingshi Dzong 1 (constructed in 1222) |
 Lingshi Dzong 2 |
 Goyok village 1 |
 Goyok village 3 |
 Chebisa 1 |
 Tibetan raven on the prayer flags |
 Chebisa 3 |
 Bharal (Himalayan blue sheep) with imposter |
 Himalayan griffons |
 View south from Jare La (4785m) |
 View north from Jare La, Gangcheta (6840m) at left |
 Descending the valley towards Robluthang |
 Scary bridge crossing |
 Yak herders encampment |
 Marmot on the move |
 View north from Sinche La |
 Gangcheta (6840m) |
 Timuthang Chhu |
 Laya 1 |
 Laya 3 |
 Harvest time 1 |
 Barking all night is hard work! |
 Layan house art 2 |
 Leaving Laya |
 Army post near Tibetan border |
 Our first yaks |
 Masang Gang (7100m) |
 Crossing the Rodophu Chhu |
 View west from Tsemo La (4905m) |
 Yak crossing Tsemo La 1 |
 View east from Tsemo La |
 Yaks descending from Tsemo La |
 Gangla Karchung 1 |
 Snowy Narethang camp at 4940m under Gangla Karchung |
 Gangla Karchung from Karchung La |
 View east from Karchung La 1 (into Lunana) |
 Yaks descending from Karchung La |
 The view at the beginning of a 1200m descent to the Tang Chhu |
 Trekking along the Tarina Chhu |
 Very rocky trail |
 Bridge across the Tarina Chhu |
 Woche ladies and children |
 Woche home |
 On the trail to the Keche La |
 Approaching storm 4 |
 View while climbing towards the Keche La |
 Early morning yaks waiting for their loads |
 Yak portrait 1 |
 Young yak bulls practice for the future |
 Lhedi school children |
 Lhedi school flying the Bhutanese flag |
 Yaks use bridges on their own too! |
 Looking up the valley towards Jhomolhari Kang (7000m) and Namshila (6595m) |
 Chozo camp |
 Chozo yak |
 Thasey Gang |
 Tshozhong Dzong 4 |
 Chozo 5 |
 Leaving Chozo |
 View north on the approach to Sintia La 1 |
 Avalanche |
 View north from the Sintia La (5200m) 1 |
 High plateau between Sintia La and Tsho Chena 1 |
 High altitude vegetation 1 |
 High plateau between Sintia La and Tsho Chena 4 |
 Prayer flags and incense at the Loju La (5145m) |
 Descending from Loju La |
 Yak charging? ...not charging? |
 Unnamed peak (5504m) 1 |
 Jichu Dramo campsite (5060m) |
 Yaks wait for loads |
 Approaching the Rinchen Zoe La |
 3 lakes below the Rinchen Zoe La |
 Us at the Rinchen Zoe La |
 View north from the Rinchen Zoe La |
 Plateau with hot springs below the Rinchen Zoe La 2 |
 The yak mistress |
 Oncoming yaks! |
 Lake south of the plateau with hot springs below the Rinchen Zoe La |
 Plateau below the Rinchen Zoe La |
 Descending down the valley towards our campsite at Tsho Tsho Tshang |
 Heading down the valley after a wet crossing of the Thampe Chhu |
 Thampe Chhu valley 1 |
 Squirrel! |
 On the ascent to Thampe Tsho 1 |
 Misty mountain vista |
 Early morning in the bog |
 Wet yak |
 Boggy campsite |
 Another lake on the descent |
 Misty mountains 2 |
 The last day, heading down the river valley |
 Fungi 6 |
 The wet forest 2 |