Sunrise from our hotel room in Dharamsala. Welcome 2009!

A peek at the peak. Notice the prayer flags on the near hillside. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

A bumpy ride to the trailhead. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

Hiking in Dharamsala; Kathy, Benjamin, Pam, John. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

Andy with Benjamin, hiking to Triund pass in Dharamsala.

A glance back at Dharamsala and the broad plains beyond. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

Pam and John hiking in Dharamsala; A sense of the terrain. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

David and Kathy with Benjamin. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

Ok, now we’re seeing some real mountains![Dharamsala to Triund.]

Ponies, unladen on their way down. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

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Benjamin and Andy, and some impressive rockwork! hiking to Triund pass in Dharamsala.

We reach the halfway point, with two tea (chai) shops. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

The tea stall at the halfway mark. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

Everything one could want; drinks, toothbrushes, snacks, and more. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

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We stop at a tea stall, while hiking with the Hookes to Triund pass in Dharamsala. Next to Kathy is their friend KP, a teacher at the Tibetan Children’s Village school.

Rugged terrain, but the path gently switchbacks up the hill. Hiking in Dharamsala.

It gets steep near the top. Hiking in Dharamsala.

Andy carried this rock uphill, hiking to Triund pass in Dharamsala.

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Andy with Benjamin, hiking to Triund pass in Dharamsala, while John rests below. What a sharp switchback!

Mara at an old resting spot on the trading route above Dharamsala.

We are mere specks in the jumble of rocks ahead. [Dharamsala to Triund.]

The terrain is steep... Hiking in Dharamsala.

Wow! The Dhauladhar range pops into view as we reach Triund meadow.