22 October - The Road to Bumthang

We drive east over two more passes to the Bumthang region of central Bhutan, stopping a few times to stretch our legs...

By Meri Puensum Resort, Punakha	By Meri Puensum Resort, Punakha	Loading the bags	School bus
Foggy morning	Foggy morning	Foggy morning	Foggy morning
Foggy morning	Foggy morning	On the road to Bumthang	Waterfall
Foggy morning	Market	Dried eggplant	Local store
Post office	Old man on the corner	Local house	Foggy morning
Foggy morning	Store at Pele La	At Pele La (pass)	Foggy morning
Top of Stupa	Rape fields	Rape fields	Common Buzzard
Nepalese style Stupa	Nepalese style Stupa	Prayer flag	Nepalese style Stupa
Nepalese style Stupa	Worshipper	Long wall stupa	Nepalese style Stupa
Plaque	Plaques	Medallion	Prayer flag
Nepalese style Stupa	Nepalese style Stupa	Worshipper	Tiny flower
Nepalese style Stupa	River	Macaque	Waterfall
Road to Bumthang	Trongsa	Trongsa Dzong	Trongsa Dzong
Water powered prayer wheel	Prayer wheels and flags	Trongsa Dzong	Trongsa
Water powered prayer wheel	Back into the fog	Trees in the fog	Prayer flags at Yotong La
Yotong La	Yotong La	Yotong La	Clouds
Clouds	Moonrise	Prayer flags	Prayer flags
Prayer flags and full moon	Prayer flags and full moon	Prayer flags and full moon