World Photos

13/09/2017

Pacific Crest hiking trail in the state of Washington between Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass, approximately 100 miles. The trail goes through various terrain.

17/07/2017

Nepal photos: It was during this 25 day Three Passes trek in Nepal that I decided to hike Appalachian trail. Nepal is full of very strong men. One day I was walking down the street in Kathmandu and a guy was walking down the street carrying a full sized refrigerator.

These strong Nepal men were my inspiration. There is a saying: "hike your own hike." I was very impressed with the strong men in Nepal and the heavy loads they carry. I WANTED to hike the entire 2,189 mile Appalachian trail with a big, heavy loaded backpack. My pack weight was between 45 to 50 pounds for the entire 2,189 miles, except last 26 miles I carried 25 pounds. I even carried extra liters of water for no reason if my pack seemed too light.

Most people hike the Appalachian Trail obsessed with carrying as absolute little weight as possible in their backpack. People get really obsessed with wanting their pack as light as possible. Pack weight is one of the main conversation topic of hikers. (Daily hiking mileage is the other main conversation topic.) When people talked about their pack weight as too heavy, I remembered these photos of the heavy, massive loads Nepal men carry. Most men on Appalachian trail carried less weight than me! These Nepal men were my inspiration.

26/03/2017

Photo 1. The city of Petra is hidden. A few square shaped rocks can be seen in photo.

Flooding water created a tunnel that is the entrance into Petra. A dam was created to divert flooding water away from Petra. The city contains many burial caves. People lived in caves within Petra until they were forced to move when Petra was turned into a world heritage area.

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26/03/2017

There is LOTS of new construction in Israel. Some are new settlements. In other places old and new construction is mixed together. They are building new housing everywhere. New construction is high quality.

17/02/2017

Graves are decorated to reflect personality of person buried. These are all in one grave yard.

28/12/2016

Scotland is a place to live in beautiful, scenic locations. Houses with amazing views are everywhere in Scotland. For some of the houses I zoomed out to show the whole area so house is in background. Other houses are hiding in the scenery.

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28/12/2016

Photos from 21 day epic adventure in Scotland. Includes Isles of Iona, Mull, Skye, Orkney, Lewis, and Harris.

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28/12/2016

Nepal rural village trek:
Here are photos from a trek focused on rural village culture. The 7 day trek started one hour drive from Pokhara Nepal. A local who was born and raised in the area lead the trek using trails locals use to travel from village to village. It is the Nepali version of Airbnb. The guide prearranged a house in each village for me to spend the night along the 7 day trek.

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28/12/2016

Nepal Three Passes Trek March 2016:
There is a wide variety of terrain on the 25 day trek. Most of the Three Passes trek is high altitude. I tried to photo as much of the terrain and scenery as possible. Any trail in the photos is the actual trail I walked on. This will allow you to know what the trail was like and see the AMAZING scenery which seemed only arms length away. I trekked alone with no guide.

Chukhung Ri, 5,550 meters
Kongma La pass, 5,535 meters
Everest Base Camp, 5,364 meters
Kala Pattar, 5,550 meters
Cho La pass, 5,420 meters
Gokyo Ri, 5,360 meters
Renjo Las pass, 5,360 meters

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15/04/2016

Earthquake disaster volunteer in Nepal:
These photos were taken while volunteering in Nuwakot Nepal October 2015 through January 2016. Nuwakot is located 3 hours drive from Kathmandu. The April 2015 earthquake caused expensive damage to houses made of rocks and dirt in rural areas. The earthquake caused many houses to collapse. The rain caused dirt surrounding rocks in collapsed pile to harden. It was necessary to use pry bars and pick axes to extract rocks out of dirt.

The work day was 8 hours a day 6 days a week. It often took a group of volunteers between 4 to 6 days to clean up all the rocks and dirt from a collapsed house to create clear, flat land for the owner to rebuild.

The photos in second half of this photobook were taken about 20 minutes walk from All Hands base in Trisuli Nuwakot Nepal. Many houses and buildings were damaged throughout Nepal by the April 2015 earthquake. Included are photos of the shelters people built after the earthquake to live in.

These photos were taken while volunteering for All Hands in Nuwakot, Nepal October 2015 through January 2016. The work day was 8 hours a day 6 days a week. It often took a group of volunteers between 4 to 6 days to clean up all the rocks and dirt from a collapsed house to create clear, flat land for…

30/05/2015

Kathmandu area historic world heritage site buildings, people, and culture:

Many people have not been to Kathmandu Nepal and wonder what it was like before the April 2015 earthquake. This photo book shows world heritage site buildings, people, and culture of Nepal.

Notice many buildings are missing bricks and already have cracks before the earthquake. Many buildings have carved wood as part of their structure, which is easily damaged in an earthquake. The earthquake damaged not only buildings but also merchandise in shops. Much more of Nepal was affected by the earthquake than just Kathmandu, but these photographs are being shared to help preserve the memory of the historical sections of Kathmandu.

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30/05/2015

Three Passes Trek Nepal, 2014:

When people think of trekking in Nepal, the image of epic nature scenes comes to mind. Amazing scenery is the main draw for people to go trekking, but scenery is only a portion of the trekking experience. The trail is lined with lodges to provide food and a place to sleep for trekkers. The trail also passes through many, many villages. This gives an opportunity to see locals living their lives either directly or indirectly supporting the trekking trail. My photos show the whole experience of trekking by also showing villages, lodges, and local people along the way. You will be able to watch as the plants and trees change with increasing or decreasing elevation. Also the buildings and their building materials change with differences in elevation. I hope my pictures give the full experience of trekking.

For Americans who use feet not meters, here is a translation:

Mt. Hood, Oregon: 3,429 meters
Mt. Rainier, Washington: 4,392 meters
Mt. Whitney, California: 4,421 meters

Elevations of places I trekked to on the 25 day Three Passes trek in Nepal:

Chukhung Ri, 5,550 meters
Kongma La pass, 5,535 meters
Island Peak Base Camp, 4,970 meters
Everest Base Camp, 5,364 meters
Kala Patthar, 5,550 meters
Goyko Ri, 5,360 meters
Renjo La pass, 5,360 meters

The Three Passes trek is in a different location in Nepal from the Annapurna Circuit trek. It is common for most people to fly to a remote village called Lukla and start trekking from there. We took the time to walk the many days to Lukla instead of flying by plane. There were no roads to Lukla and every thing going to Lukla arrives by either porters or helicopter. Most things arrive by helicopter. From Lukla everything is either carried by a yak or porter to the remote villages.

The Three Passes trek goes through extremely remote areas. The trekking trail connects the villages. Small villages support trekkers with places to sleep and freshly prepared hot food. The Annapurna Circuit trail was well marked with a painted white/red symbol to show the trail. The Three Passes trail is often marked with a stack of rocks which is really great when snow falls. Painted trail markers are easily covered with snow.

The Annapurna Circuit trek has lodges all along the trail but the Three Passes trek is much more remote. Lodges are only in villages many hours apart. Because of how remote the Three Passes trek is we often went nearly the whole day without seeing other people. We walked every day from 6:30 am until 3:30 pm although many days were longer. The trek ended June 4, 2014 which is the very end of trekking season.

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