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Himalaya Trek: Easter morning in Dodhrey, our starting place (2590m).

Himalaya Trek: After a 2-hour drive from Darjeeling, we rest here.

Himalaya Trek: Easter lunch in the kitchen of a home in Dodhrey, west of Darjeeling. The hotel had packed a box lunch.

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Himalaya Trek: Like other Nepali kitchens we visited, it is spotless and efficient.

Himalaya Trek: Our baggage is packed on four horses and four dzos like this.

Himalaya Trek: The "dzo" is a cross between a yak and a cow.

Himalaya Trek: Our support is 10 people, 4 dzos, 4 horses, and lots of equipment.

Himalaya Trek: We set out on our trek, with guide Wangchuck leading the way.

Himalaya Trek: we pass a goat and her kid on the way from Dodhrey to Tonglu.

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Himalaya Trek: Andy and Mara on the first day of our trek.

Himalaya Trek: Andy finds some split bamboo and starts to make a snowshoe.

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Himalaya Trek: We reach the ridgeline, in the clouds, and here straddle the India-Nepal border.

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Himalaya Trek: The road/trail wanders back and forth across the border.

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Himalaya Trek: This point is the southern end of India's Singalila National Park.

Himalaya Trek: Our first campsite is next to Tonglu, at 3070m.

Himalaya Trek: In this kitchen, four daughters help mom peel potatoes.

Himalaya Trek: Like us, two kittens keep warm by the fire.

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Himalaya Trek: This woman patiently waits the right moment to trap her rooster.

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Himalaya Trek: Camp 1 (L to R): cook tent, crew tent, dining tent, our two tents.

Himalaya Trek, Camp 1: the toilet tent, constructed over a fresh hole.

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Himalaya Trek: Recently, the Indian Army has built a series of outposts.

Himalaya Trek: The Nepal side is largely deforested and overgrazed.

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Himalaya Trek: A Buddhist mani wall, one of many we pass along the trail.