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Nepal, my heart's desire...

2008.03.26

Gangapurna, one of countless noble peaks in the endless ranks of the great Himalayan range

Street stall at Boudnath Stupa, Kathmandu

The Marsyangdi Valley at Tal (on the magnificent Annapurna Circuit —one the great treks)

Wet & foggy in the late afternoon when the clouds momentarily part to reveal the sublime peak of Dhauligiri...a mad scramble for the camera...taken from Ghorapani

A lone village woman collecting dung in the arid landscape west of Muktinath

climbing out of the western end of the Manang Valley

the ever-present Buddhist prayer wheels which create a beneficent spiritual ambience throughout the Himalayas

More shots (pre-digital) from the Himalayan realms — the beautiful land and beautiful people of Nepal. (And many many thanks for the overwhelming response to my two front-pagers ... a veritable tidal wave of encouraging messages!)

30 Comments

#2 is very interesting and the landscapes are just beautiful!

danitimea · 2008-03-26: 01:54

Wow! Makes me want to visit.

shennys · 2008-03-26: 02:39

great set, i love all of them, thanks for sharing :)

zsofette · 2008-03-26: 02:48

Magnificent set Harry - hard to see how it won't get front page on #5 alone! My favourite is Dhauligiri.

kangshung · 2008-03-26: 03:05

Great photos, thanks for sharing!

????? · 2008-03-26: 03:48

Wow, such great pictures. Makes me want to go back (I was there in '84). I didn't get amongst the mountains (I only went as far in as Nargacot), and my favourite memory of the immensity of the Himalayas was from an Indian Airlines airbus travelling between Kathmandu and Delhi. My favourite memory of the spirituality of that region was when I spotted about 60 Tibetan monks walking along the road in Kathmandu and I wanted to run after them and say "take me with you." Have I raved on enough yet? ;)

Maxine · 2008-03-26: 03:49

magnificent - very great pictures, thank you

camilleauteuil · 2008-03-26: 04:51

There is a certain atmosphere to these that digital lacks - the five lengthwise shots are exceptional.

redarrow · 2008-03-26: 06:23

I can see why - these are stunning!

jet28 · 2008-03-26: 07:13

Oh —these are magical—mysterious. My favorite is the fourth photo which I've added to my favorites.

photopoet · 2008-03-26: 08:26

This is an outstanding post, dear Harry!
Wonderful landscapes all around, masterfully photographed.
The one place I'd go if I had one last trip to do before leaving this world would be just there, in the middle of these gorgeous, majestic mountainsm surrounded by colorful flowers...
#1, 4 & 6 are unforgettable.

Madoc · 2008-03-26: 08:29

Great job! beautiful

caroq · 2008-03-26: 10:34

love all the picture... stunning..
can be printed on postcard and it will sure hit the market..

alantan1982 · 2008-03-26: 11:41

fantastic photos!

nemedine · 2008-03-26: 12:22

i added the fourth shot to favs and saved as "one of the best shots i have ever seen " and i truly mean that its very powerful framed to perfection and i dont think anything could make it better the dark going into light truly powerful

amazing post again

PaulGraham · 2008-03-26: 14:23

love this!
I have been there, so this brings back so many memories!

abbeyh13 · 2008-03-26: 14:44

excellent serie!

bacco66 · 2008-03-26: 19:09

Magnificent !

leocheung · 2008-03-26: 20:55

i love that tree in the foreground in #4
and the #5 the woman carring the huge basket for collecting
interesting how the colours in #1 are similar to the colours in #2

sunshineand · 2008-03-26: 23:42