In the near future I would love to travel to the Himalayas. I would love to do a long trek in a circuituous route that would cross many high passes and get to experience the high mountains and the culture that goes along with it. I think it would be great to climb to the Everest base camp. I met a man at a bookstore who had been on this route. I hope to bump into him again in Portland and find out where he would suggest we go.
I just read a book written by Ewan MacGregor and his buddy Charley Borman. It tells the story of their round the world trip on motorcycle. Check it out http://www.longwayround.com/lwr.htm . It has invigorated me and fueled my hunger for the road again. I envy them. The experiences they had must had been very fulfilling and a dream come true.
I am trying to get in better shape, but I could swear I am falling apart. My shoulder has been killing me. My hamstring feels like it is on the mend....but my left legs aches around the knee area and my instep ( back near the heel) hurts quite bit. I hate to think my 40's are going to be more of the same! Maybe I should bike more and run less.
In addition to losing a few pounds and getting in better shape I need to brush up on my photography skills. I keep saying that...but it's true. However, my photo skills are not so bad outdoors. Where I lack talent is indoor photos. My eBay photos were better with my Canon Digital Elph than with my Canon Rebel Digital XT.
First things first though. We are planning to move to Bend, Oregon. We are looking forward to getting out of the rain and starting a new life. Life is great here, but we would enjoy more sun. Bend is a beautiful place. So, maybe I can trick myself into thinking of the packing for moving as just the initial phase of packing for the Himalaya trip! The sooner we get settled and caught up on bills, the sooner I can go on the trip!
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That's a very amusing picture, but I have to ask...why is there a chair on that mountain?
LOL...that's a pit toilet! My throne! It's located in Glacier National Park. It was voted as the best pit toilet in the US, by Backpacker magazine. We got caught in an unexpected little snow storm...just 3 ft of precious snow.
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