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- Day 1
- Monday, September 14, 2015
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 2,220 m
BhutanParo Airport27°24’19” N 89°25’17” E
Paro International Airport
September 14, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Landing in Paro
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- Day 1
- Monday, September 14, 2015
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 2,300 m
- BhutanParo27°25’34” N 89°25’23” E
Paro Rinpung Dzong
September 14, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This was our first visit to a Dzong which is combination fortress, temple and city capital.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 2,607 m
- BhutanDrugyel Dzong27°28’53” N 89°21’39” E
Taktsang Lhakhang (The Tigers Nest)
September 15, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Starting the hike to the tigers nest.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, September 15, 2015
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 3,129 m
- BhutanDrugyel Dzong27°29’36” N 89°21’36” E
Trail to Tigers Nest
September 15, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The hike to the Tigers Nest was strenuous but along the entire trail there were prayer wheels and flags that reminded you this is a spiritual place and that it was a privilege to experience.
Brian Vaughn
This is the view of The Tigers Nest from the trail where it comes around the neighboring outcrop. The trail then drops down to a waterfall which is just out of view in the bottom left corner.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 16, 2015
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 2,440 m
- BhutanParo27°25’50” N 89°25’37” E
Start of the Druk Path Trek
September 16, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Just uphill from the National Museum of Bhutan in Paro the porters and guides load the horses and donkeys to begin our trek of the Druk Path which runs from Paro to Thimphu.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 16, 2015
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 3,500 m
- BhutanTshalunang27°26’43” N 89°28’50” E
Day 1 Camp
September 16, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After about 7 km straight uphill we made it to our first camp near Jele Dzong. We started at 2,390 m and camp is at 3,480 m altitude.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, September 17, 2015
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 3,482 m
- BhutanTshalunang27°26’34” N 89°29’2” E
Start of Day 2
September 17, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Day 2 starts with a visit to the Jele Dzong which suffered damage from the same earth quakes that devastated parts of Nepal. Even though this is a very small mountain top Dzong the interior was veryRead more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, September 19, 2015
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 3,770 m
- BhutanTshalunang27°29’43” N 89°29’22” E
Camp 2 Jangchulakha
September 19, 2015 in Bhutan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today was around a 10 km hike though mud to arrive at camp Jangchulakha which is a meadow at an altitude of 3,770 m.
