Annapurna Circuit, Nepal, 2009
We visited Nepal in October, 2009 and hiked over 170 miles on the Annapurna Circuit, including side trips up to Dhampus Pass and Dhaulagiri Ice Fall for closer looks at Dhaulagiri. We started in the east at Besi Sahar and proceeded in a counterclockwisedirection, passing over the Thorong La at nearly 18,000 ft. We stayed a few extra days to visit Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal. We didn't see any tigers but we did see rhino, wild boar and plenty of spotted deer.
- Route Map
- Buffalo Jam
- Rice Terraces
- Annapurna II & IV from Ghyaru
- Annapurna III from Ghyaru
- Spinning Prayer Wheels, Ngawal
- Chorten Outside Mungji
- Apple Pie
- Birds Over Khone Khola
- Us at Thorong La
- Descent to Muktinath
- Dhaulagiri Above Muktinath
- Sadhu in Muktinath
- Lenticular Clouds Above Dhaulagiri
- Jarkot
- Kagbeni Caves
- Kagbeni Gompa
- Kagbeni Gompa
- Trek Team at Jomsom
- Dhaulagiri
- Dhampus Pass
- Yak Kharka
- Dhaulagiri East Ice Fall
- Dhaulagiri Clouds
- Nilgiri Clouds
- Gentiana depressa
- Falling Ice Blocks
- Manasseh, Peggy, and Moti
- Dhaulagiri East Ice Fall
- Ice Fall Trio
- Best Friends
- Chicken Delivery
- Manasseh & Local Friends
- Chicken in Millet
- Dhaulagiri View from Tent
- Moonlit Dhaulagiri
- Dhaulagiri View from Poon Hill
- Andy, Marc,Peggy, and Manesseh
- Machapuchare
- Rhino in Chitwan NP
- Wild Boar
- Gharial
- Bathing Elephants
- Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat