Dzo [Yak-Cow Hybrid], Goecha La Pass, Kangchenjunga , Sikkim, India 2007

Darjeeling Teahouse, India 2008

Sikkim Himalayas, India 2008

Yak on Kanchenchunga, Sikkim, India 2008

Yuksom, Sikkim, 2008. A flat tire yields a Sikkimese cultural bonanza hidden in the woods. This helped to break up a 48 hour journey via bus, share taxi, and horse and buggy from Gangtok, Sikkim to Varanasi, India.

A 120 km trek to 17,000 feet (5000 meters) complete with yaks, rickety bridges, yak fights, washed out roads, a visit inside a yak herders hut for Yak cheese and several Sikkimese ceremonies along the way.

Because of its remote location in Nepal and difficult access from India, the Kangchenjunga region is not too popular with trekkers. It has, therefore, retained much of its pristine beauty. In Sikkim too, traveling into the Kangchenjunga region has just been permitted. The Goecha La trek is gaining popularity amongst tourists. It goes to the Goecha La Pass, located right in front of the huge southeast face of Kangchenjunga. To spend 2 weeks there was mystifying.