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 stayed with six months before

The suspension bridge that crosses the Dudh Khosi river to the village of Phakding

Sherpa homes and teahouses near the village of Phakding