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27 October - Taktshang Monastery (Tiger's Nest)

    We finally take on the climb to Taktshang Monastery, with 4 of riding small horses or donkeys
about 2/3 of the way, then walking the last part to include the 700 steps.  Ten of the twelve
of us make it to the monastery while the other two enjoy the view from the restaurant.


We're going up there!

Barb on small horse

Roger's accidental self-portrait from horseback

Happy trails!

Just a gentle grade...

Barb's self-portrait witih horse

Nearing the half-way point

Tiger's Nest from the midway point

Low overhead...

Different prayer flags

Pema and the horse driver take a break

Tiger's Nest

Ken and a donkey

Taking a break

Different prayer flags

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

On the trail again

Finally, one from the front!

Gotcha!

Tree

Delphinium cooperi

The English lesson

The English lesson

Chorten

Steps

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

Chorten

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

On the chorten

Going down...

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

Still going down...

In the crevasse

Chorten by the bridge

Waterfall

The bridge

Water-powered prayer wheel spinning wildly

On the bridge

Waterfall

In the crevasse

In the crevasse

Going up...

Still going up...

...

Looking back again...

Leaving Taktshang Monastery - no photography inside *sigh*

Random image

Waterfall

Rock painting

In the crevasse

Waterfall

Waterfall

Waterfall

On the bridge again

Waterfall



Shadows

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Trees

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery

Roger

Roger

Taktshang Monastery

Taktshang Monastery from the restaurant near the midway point

Taktshang Monastery from the restaurant

Reflections in a butter lamp

Taktshang Monastery

Reflections in a butter lamp

Reflections in a butter lamp

Stove in the restaurant kitchen

Prayer flags

Tiger's Nest

Going down...





Along the path...

Chortens

Below the Chortens

Donkeys at the end of a hard day

Tiger's Nest

Tiger's Nest

Water-powered prayer wheel

Farm house

From the other side of the valley

In the fading light

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