I don’t think the person who hung these prayer flags up in this remote region of Nepal meant to form a peace sign, but I was lucky enough to stumble upon it and see it this way. Magic 299/365, Prayer Flags for Peace, Nepal, October 2010…
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Mountain Terraces in Nepal
And I only had my point and shoot. What a dummy. I packed my DSLR deep into my hiking back pack because I didn’t want to…
Misty Shaman
We had just arrived at this teahouse after a long day’s hike up and up and up on our way to Bigu Monastery in Nepal. We…
My Time in the Clouds
I spent two weeks teaching English to young nuns at a Tibetan Monastery in Nepal. We hiked for three days straight up the foothills of the…
The Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
It was surreal seeing these lumbering giants up close and personal at Chitwan National Park. I only ever saw one rhino and her cub while on…
Teaching English in Bigu
During my time volunteering in Nepal I spent a few weeks at Bigu, a Tibetan Monastery near the border of Tibet. Each afternoon I walked down…
Bath Time for an Asian Elephant
On of my fondest memories of Nepal was my three days on safari in Chitwan National Park. The density of wildlife rivaled some of the best…
Maya the Elephant
One of my favorite experiences in Nepal was meeting this elephant, Maya, at Chitwan National Park. She was such a sweet-tempered animal. She belonged to the…
The Mother-load
Hol-y shit. I just found the mother-load. I found an entire hard drive full of photos that I thought I had lost. My first attempts at…