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Description: Mount Everest isn’t the only reason you should visit the Himalayas. The number and grandeur of the peaks in the Khumbu region alone could fill months of wandering and exploring. Continue Reading →
Description: You arrive early in the morning if you’re lucky and catch breakfast at a teahouse in town before heading up the valley seen in the distance. This is the start Continue Reading →
Description: You’ll be three days trekking from the nearest airport at Lukla when you soak in this view right from the Himalayan trail. That’s Mount Everest, or Sagarmatha, the tallest peak Continue Reading →
Description: You’re going to need to get up before sunrise to capture the best photos of Machapuchare from Pokhara, Nepal. But it’s worth it! From the local translation meaning “Fish tail” Continue Reading →
Description: Way up where the trees can no longer grow, around 15,373’/4686m, there’s an emerald lake and the flanks of the Machermo Range of the Himalayas. Along the shore of this Continue Reading →
Description: As a companion to this week’s image of the moon over the Himalayas from Mong La, here’s what the sun looks like as it breaks over those very same mountains. Continue Reading →
Description: The views from 16,600’/5060m can be pretty spectacular. You get to see things from that height that you don’t see from the valleys. Such as the valley fog parting just Continue Reading →
Description: While there are certainly mountains around you when you step off the plane in Lukla after a short flight from Kathmandu, it’s not until after a few hours of trekking Continue Reading →
Description: Hands down Mong La is one of my favorite places to spend the night in the Himalayas. La translates roughly to ‘pass’, as in mountain pass. In this case the Continue Reading →
Description: Lhotse gets a bad rap, if you ask me. First, it is one of the more mis-guessed peaks in the Himalayas. It looks majestic and like what you think Mt. Continue Reading →
Description: A beautiful day, for me, certainly includes swirling clouds and glaciated mountains. How about you? Title: Breaking Through The Clouds Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia New Nepal Photo Tours coming Continue Reading →
Description: Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Your morning view today is of Machermo Peak deep in the Himalayas. This location is about a week’s walk from the Continue Reading →
Description: Another photo from the same morning as yesterday’s Photo Of The Day. I simply could not get enough of the way the clouds hide and revealed the sharp mountain features. Continue Reading →
Description: As a repeat of yesterday’s comment, it’s best to get up before sunrise in the Himalayas. In this photo Kangtega, is braced against an onslaught of bright orange clouds lit Continue Reading →
Description: It’s funny what being told to stay in one place does to you. It makes you want to rebel, at least that’s the feeling I have as I look back Continue Reading →
Description: Back up at Gokyo for this photo and an excellent reason to get up 5am or earlier. I love how the run strikes Cho Oyu, the 6th tallest mountain in Continue Reading →
Description: Makalu is the fifth highest mountain the world and rests in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet. This view is from a flight between Nepal and Bhutan, Continue Reading →
Description: I never had heard of Mt. St. Helens until it blew up when I was 7 years old. I still remember the mushroom clouds to the South as we pulled Continue Reading →
Title: The Tetons In Fall Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America Description: When approaching the park from the South, this is the view you receive just before entering the Continue Reading →
Title: Mount Rainier Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America Description: It’s not often I get around to the North side of Mount Rainier and I forget what a beautiful Continue Reading →
Title: Mount Rainier And Its Reflection Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America Description: One of the best birthday presents I ever received: waking up on the flanks of Mount Continue Reading →
Title: First Light On Cho Oyu Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Getting up early in the Himalayas is almost always rewarded. Join me in 2020 for Photo Tours to Nepal! Details Continue Reading →
Title: The Specter Of The Mountain Location: Monjo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: To be honest, this is one of my favorite images from Nepal. It’s not high up, it’s not even Continue Reading →
Title: Stone And Wood Location: Near Dole, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Along the path to Gokyo, before you emerge from the tree line, there stands a solemn home. Continue Reading →
Title: Trekking The Himalayas Location: Gokyo Area, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Trekking the Himalayas is unlike any trekking experience on the planet. The altitude, the people, the Continue Reading →
Title: Perfect Morning At Gokyo Location: Gokyo, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Down below the view from Gokyo Ri (yesterday’s photo) the terrain is equally appealing, with this lakeside Continue Reading →
Title: Mt. Everest & Lhotse Location: Gokyo Ri, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: The view from 17,000’/5181m up Gokyo Ri is spectacular. You are more than half way up Continue Reading →
Title: Kangtega And The Stars Location: Dole, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Scraping 6,782 meters (22,251 ft) into the sky, Kangtega has a striking resemblance to a saddle. Known locally as Continue Reading →
Title: Kyajo Ri, Nepal Location: Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Kyajo Ri is just 30′ shorter than Denali/Mount McKinley in Alaska, standing 20,295′ above sea level. The approach takes Continue Reading →
Title: Rare 4 Volcanos In One Shot Location: Oregon, USA, North America Description: It’s not often you can capture four volcanos in one shot when flying commercially. Yesterday I was lucky to Continue Reading →
Title: October Snows And Mount Baker Location: Mount Baker, Washington, USA, North America Description: When the sun is shining and the mountains are calling, not even the snow can slow us down. Continue Reading →
Title: Mt. Pilchuck Sunrise Zoom Location: Puget Sound, Washington, USA, North America Description: I got back into abstract photos last week as sunrise on the water is a perfect time Continue Reading →
Title: Yak Train To Everest Basecamp With Ama Dablam In The Background Location: Duglah, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Yaks carrying supplies to Everest Basecamp are a common site as the Continue Reading →
Title: What Cold Looks Like Location: Alberta, Canada, North America Description: Winter may be losing its grip on the Northern Hemisphere, but the cold remains in the high places. Camera: Canon SX200 Continue Reading →
Title: Cho Oyu In Black And White Location: Gokyo, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: It’s the sixth highest mountain in the world, and even from 15,000′ in elevation, it is still mightily Continue Reading →