12,402ft/3780m – 13,399ft/4084m - 6 1/2 hrs hike
Woke to the sound of yak bells and enjoying the fact that I am waking up in the mountains of Nepal. On the way out of Khumjung, we stopped by the monastery because we heard that the monks have a yeti head… and if you provide a donation, you can view the ‘yeti head’. So what to do?…well we paid up to see the yeti head. However, it was a bit of a letdown. There was only the top of a skull with brown fur, but it did not include the parts from the eyes, nose, or mouth. So I am not sure what part of what animal this once belonged to. And in my expert option - it did not look like a yeti head. It could just as easily once been a butt of a goat or buffalo. So I walked away not even partially convinced that this once belonged to a yeti. Starting out the day’s trek from Khumjung and continued to hike through forests, where we spotted mountain goats and musk deer. We arrived at Dole and a few of the lodges were damaged by the earthquake a few weeks back. They were already working to rebuild to be ready for the peak trekking season. This was our first chilly night, so filled the nalgene with hot water for sleeping…nice and warm sleeping bag throughout the whole night!!
Starting off the day from Khumjung:
Yak Trains:
