Land of Happy Sleepy » mountain http://www.happysleepy.com Building pillows drift. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:19:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Trekking north of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal http://www.happysleepy.com/2009/06/trekking-north-of-kathmandu/ http://www.happysleepy.com/2009/06/trekking-north-of-kathmandu/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:04:32 +0000 Magda http://www.happysleepy.com/?p=177 The Everest Range in pre-dawn silhouette

The Everest Range in pre-dawn silhouette

Herding goats down the mountain

Herding goats down the mountain

Corn growing in terraces on the mountain.

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The Everest Range in pre-dawn silhouette


Herding goats down the mountain

Herding goats down the mountain

Corn growing in terraces on the mountain.

Corn seedlings grow in terraced mountain fields.

More photos from trekkin in Nepal in the Flickr set.

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Trees trimmed of lower branches on the mountainside, Nepal

These photos are from just north of Kathmandu Valley, on the drive from the lookout at Nakargot back to Kathmandu.

Trees trimmed of lower branches on the mountainside, Nepal

Trees trimmed of lower branches on the mountainside, Nepal

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