Leaving Kathmandu, we ended up taking a direct bus to Taplejung. The downside is that it was a 24-hour journey. Most of the trip was through curvy switchbacks up and down mountains. At every turn, I had to brace myself so I wouldn’t fall out of my seat. Thankfully we hit a long, straight patch…
After two days of flying, Buckey and I arrived in Kathmandu on Saturday. We have been running around and getting organized for our hike, exploring the tourist district of Thamel (pronounced Tah-mell), and eating lots of food and drinking beers and milk tea. For the first stretch of our hike, we are going to eastern…
The countdown is on. There’s 31 days until I depart for Nepal to start the Great Himalaya Trail. Right now, I’m finishing up my last month of work and sorting out details for the first leg of the hike. What I’m Doing to Prepare: I’m leaving my job as a wilderness therapy guide in Southwest…
It has been a while since my Appalachian Trail thru-hike, almost five years in fact. While I’ve done quite a bit of hiking since then, I haven’t been on a thru-hike. That is changing this year. I’m hiking Nepal’s Great Himalaya Trail. Edit: Since writing this post I have since completed my hike. If you’re…