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Description: Getting up early is always worth it in the Himalayas. I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a dozen times. Title: Spin Drift Lightcatcher Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Photograph Copyright Peter Continue Reading →
Description: Mong La is one of my favorite places in the Himalayas because of this view. La means ‘pass’, as in ‘mountain pass’ but in this case Mong La is more Continue Reading →
Description: Depending on your direction of travel, this is either the first or last grand view you will likely have of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha). The trail at this point is mostly 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: 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: 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: Can you imagine what it would be like to have this as your morning view? Sure, we had to hike down and then up a small hill to get here 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: Landscape photographers tend to desire a bit of clouds in their images. And if not in their images, nearby to create some mood. In this case, just the right amount 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: On the way up to Gokyo from Namche Bazaar in Nepal, there are many twist and turns on the trail. But few give you this view as you round them! 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: We sat at 16,500′ in Nepal’s Himalayas to catch our breath, only to have it taken away by an incredible sunrise and views of Mt. Everest (high peak behind the 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: Breaching Humpback And The Grandeur Of Alaska’s Coast Range Location: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska, USA, North America Description: A clear day in Glacier Bay is like no other. 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: Lost In The Clouds Location: Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Getting up early is always important when trekking in the Himalayas. The chance for weather shifts and the excellent 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: On The Trail To Cho Oyu Location: Trail to Gokyo Lakes, Solukhumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: A lone trekker heads toward the massive flanks for Cho Oyu, the Continue Reading →
Title: Defender In The Desert Location: Alvord Desert, Central Oregon, USA, North America Description: Hands down the best off-road/overland truck I have ever owned, a North American Specifications Land Rover Defender Continue Reading →
Title: Up The Trail To The Himalayas Location: Above Dingboche, Khumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Trails and mountains. Mountains and trails. Join me in 2019 and 2020 for Photo Continue Reading →
Title: Landscape Photographer’s Paradise Location: Above Dingboche, Khumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: A crystal clear lake, puffy clouds, snow-capped mountains and practically no other humans in sight. Nepal’s Himalayas Continue Reading →
Title: Standing In Amazement At Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Cusco Region, Peru, South America Description: I love revisiting old images and the memories they bring with them. In this case, Continue Reading →
Title: Emerging From The Clouds Location: Thame, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: When the winds are blowing you only need to stay in one spot to watch the 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 →