Nawarpani to Doho Tarap

Started hiking again in the rain but it would subside half way thru the hike. Nice tea houses half way and again at the end of the hike. Village of Doho Tarap, mostly Tibetan people, anything mechanical was from China. We are about a 4 hour motorcycle ride from the Chinese border. Chanting at 6am the next morning from the Monastery on the hill. I dried my clothes on trees that grow at 12,900 ft!!
We have a day off tomorrow with a short altitude acclimation hike and a visit to the Monestary up on the hill. Bon is the major religion in this region, It is Tibetan and predates Buddhism Most of the people in this region are of a Tibetan background. China took over Tibet in 1950-1951Baca selengkapnya