Roger's Pictures Thimphu

21 October - The Road to Punakha

We drive over the first pass, Dochu La (3050 meters), stopping to take a couple of short walks along the way.

Another Dzong...	Apple vendor at checkpoint	At the checkpoint	At the checkpoint
Water powered prayer wheel	Memorial stupas at Dochu La	Burning greens	Temple at Dochu La (pass)
	Passing on the pass...	Photographer at work...	Along the wall
Sunrise from Dochu La	Dochu La	Prayer flags at Dochu La	View from Dochu La
View from Dochu La	View from Dochu La	View from Dochu La	View from Dochu La
Memorial stupas at Dochu La	Memorial stupas at Dochu La	View from Dochu La	Prayer flags at Dochu La
Prayer flags at Dochu La	Prayer flags at Dochu La	Run-away cow...	Ferns
	View from Dochu La	Autumn...	Dochu La
Entrance at Dochu La Hotel	Working on the entrance gate...	Tourist	View from Dochu La Hotel - Shower in the distance
Tree in the mist	House near Lumitsawa	Rice paddies near Lumitsawa	Rice paddies near Lumitsawa
Cut rice drying near near Lumitsawa	Rice paddies near Lumitsawa	Shelter and scarecrow	Shelter and scarecrow
Old stupa
Road side stand	Mud-walled house	Pala and Doug
Roof top		A distant monastery	Luculia gratissima
Luculia gratissima		Spider	Spider
	Chimi Valley	Chimi Valley	Memorial prayer flags
Memorial prayer flags	Memorial prayer flags	Chimi Valley