Woke to the 1st view of the Himalayas from just outside my tea house room.
On today's trek we hiked to Phakding. Along the way, I passed the first of many monestaries
Typical store offerings along the trail (Pringles, candy bars, cookies and the occasional vegetable):
Along the tail there are many local toilet options:
We passed many Mani walls and Prayer wheels:
One gives instructions on how to cleanse your soul:
I have already noticed many changes from my previous trek in 1993. One obvious change are that the tea houses that I remember have been replaced with newer and larger lodges:
