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Jeff at Mt. Everest
Friday, October 17, 2008
Pamala and I pause for a moment on the road to Nepal to smell the yak.
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Kathmandu
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In the evening when the sun sets, Mt. Everest chan...
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Heading to Everest
Off to Shigatse down the Freedom Highway
Caught a candid shot of three village inhabitants....
Elwood pausing in front of a home in the village. ...
Typical Tibetan village street in Gyangtse.
Jim, Dianne and Woody up in the stupa.
Bath-time in Buddha-ville. (God, I hope our guide...
Standing at the base of the giant stupa at Baiju T...
This golden stupa is inside the temple. Very dark...
I thought this was a pretty good photo-op. These ...
Whoops! Make that three uglies. . .
Pamala should be paying closer attention to the ug...
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A closer look at the temple.
Finally, arriving at Gyangtse. That's the Baiju T...
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Two new friends I met at the summit. I'm the one ...
At the summit of the pass (16,000 feet) now. Stil...
Back up at nearly 16,000 feet heading toward Gyang...
Heading down the Freedom Highway (better roads tha...
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A great shot of Dr. Dale
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Three views from the temple roof. Very colorful c...
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From my eye, to yours . . .
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