The Hotel Astoria where we stayed in Kathmandu.
Outskirts of Kathmandu from the hill leading to the Swayanbhunath (Monkey) Temple.
Stupa at the Swayanbhunath (Monkey) Temple. It's commonly called the "Monkey" Temple because monkeys are everywhere and have the run of the place.
Mary and Simon in the garden at the Astoria Hotel.
Simon writing post cards before we head for the mountains.
Thamel, the tourist district in Kathmandu.
The first part of our trek after leaving Kathmadu from Lukla to Phakding.
Simon, Mary, and Hannah Kane in front of the Twin Otter Airplane that flew us to Lukla to begin our adventure.
The Lukla airstrip. This airstrip lies at about a 10 degree angle and has, more or less, a cliff on one end and a mountainside on the other.
Our guide, Krishna (in the green vest), and assistant guide, Ang (in the striped shirt in the foreground), selecting porters for our trip.
The school donated to the Sherpa people in the Solu Khumbu region by Sir Edmund Hillary.
Farmland in the lower Solu Khumbu region.
Land laboriously terraced so that it can be farmed.
Mani Stones/Wall with Buddhist prayers chiseled into them.
Sherpa Children.
Delivering gifts from our friend Ani Ghosh to people who she had spent time with when she was there.
The suspension bridge that crosses the Dudh Khosi river.
Sherpa homes and teahouses near the village of Phakding.