View of the mountains from the road between Pokhara and Kathmandu
Nepal is an incredibly rich and diverse country with a landscape that ranges from the jungles of Chitwan on the Indian border to the highest mountains in the world. In between are all stages of beautiful rivers and terraced hillsides. There are 6000 species of flowering plants, 900 species of birds, and over 600 species of butterflies. But even with all of that diversity it was the wonderfully friendly people that left us with indelible memories. Their small land accommodates a great many cultures and traditions but seems to rank tolerance very high on their scale of values. I’ve put on SmugMug a set of our images from 3 weeks in Nepal. Here are a few samples.
A young mother who was happy to have me photograph her child
Little girl at Boudhanath Stupa
Green Sapphire, Heliophorus androcles, wings closed
Baby Elephant in elephant grass
Asian Pied Starlings
Osbeckia stellata
Annapurna South reflection
Fabulous images! I’d love to go.
I’m about to dive into the smugmug set, once I get over that baby elephant.
What an amazing photo album and life experience. I would have never thought Nepal would be on my dream vacation list but it’s just been added. Thanks for sharing.
I don’t know if I’ll ever get any closer to Nepal then I did through your photographs.
Such a trip is an adventure of a life time and I’m glad I got to go along through smugmug. I joined the elephant ride sloshing through the pond. That was fun! The butterfly pictures are magnificent.