Photo update to Markhu ValleyTrek

Our Ladakhi guide Tsentan shows us Blue Sheep Horns

Hiking up to our first village

Off to the next pass and village.

Our first home stay in Yourste

Kitchen in the Homestay, what a show place......

morning hike down to the Zanskar river

Everywhere a stupa.....

Exciting wooden bridges....

Stupa above Markhu

These updates will continue while the internet is faster than painful. The hiking has been incredible and we are moving on but the blog will stay here till we are up to date.......Cheers all.........

Tea time in Sara........also our Home stay for the night....

Becky & Tsentan helping to make Momos for dinner....what a treat.....

It may look bleak, but the color of the rock and fall colors were subtle and  makes you want to look around the corner....

Each bend in the river was towering rock walls, stupas and piles of mani  rocks made into walls.

The headwaters of the Markhu river.....

Our high camp (Rimaling) @ 16,500' . A little chilly last night in an army surplus tent.....Awesome food  and a  full moon.

Plenty of prayer flags at our high pass of 17,250'......Ready for the 5 thousand foot descent?

Yaks taking a break while we trudge down the mountain..

 This was through a Wildlife sanctuary, wee didn't see the snow leopards, but plenty of Blue Sheep. The Homestay programs open homes to hikers and spending the night with a meal and the family. It puts money directly into their hands and makes for great cross cultural exchanges....