Annapurna in the Monsoon Day 8: The Summer Plateau
On the way back, I discovered that the plateau is green and flowering in summer. I think about what I ate on the trek to distract from the difficult way down.
On the way back, I discovered that the plateau is green and flowering in summer. I think about what I ate on the trek to distract from the difficult way down.
My doubts over whether it was worth it to trek to Annapurna Base Camp in the monsoon cleared on the 7th day when I saw the alpine summer flowers.
Chomrong village lies at the border between civilisation and the wilderness sanctuary in Annapurna. The mountain beyond it is different.
The way from Ghorepani to Tadapani was beautiful, evoking an elvish wilderness, a profusion of viridian life that merged into mysterious fog.
I took a couchsurfer to Cameron Highlands and saw it through someone else’s eyes for the first time, and learned to see the little things.
I wrote this guide for Taman Negara, because I felt existing ones reduce the rainforest into mere things to do. That doesn’t do it justice.
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