{"id":307,"date":"2015-04-04T07:30:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/?p=307"},"modified":"2016-03-13T21:39:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T04:39:47","slug":"breathtaking-trail-to-tengboche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/2015\/04\/breathtaking-trail-to-tengboche\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathtaking Trail to Tengboche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tough night for me last night, just could not get comfortable due to the damp, cold climate in our room. However, my sore throat is much better! We got up early, moved our trekking duffels to the staging area at the hotel entrance, grabbed breakfast, and started walking to Tengboche.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0604-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Team Awesome, geared up and psyched up for the trek to Tengboche.\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team Awesome, geared up and psyched up for the trek to Tengboche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00224-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"In order to keep our loads light, we get help carrying our kit up the mountain, human and otherwise. This Yak carried my duffel to Tyangboche. I HEART YAKS!\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In order to keep our loads light, we get help carrying our kit up the mountain, human and otherwise. This Yak carried my duffel to Tengboche. I HEART YAKS!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00319.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00319-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Steep stairs lead out of Namche. (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steep stairs lead out of Namche. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02436.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-351\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02436-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Why are the kids here so adorable? (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why are the kids here so adorable? (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-316\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-316\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00250-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"The trail to Tyangboche is easy going, and spectacular.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The trail to Tyangboche is easy going, and spectacular.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02403.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-311\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02403-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Yes, we are excited to be here. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, we are excited to be here. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-326\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0609-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"How do you like my stylish gaiters? I took 'em off at the next break... lots less yak dung and mud than anticipated.\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How do you like my stylish gaiters? I took &#8217;em off at the next break&#8230; lots less yak dung and mud than anticipated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-315\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00247-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The twin bridges we crossed several days earlier, on the way up to Namche.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The twin bridges we crossed several days earlier, on the way up to Namche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SUNSHINE! Yes! Blue skies everywhere for almost the entire day! The weather was warm, there was a gentle breeze, and the going was pretty easy (down to the river by a long traverse for two hours, then lunch, then up two hours for about 2,000 feet to the ridgecrest where Tengboche monastery sits.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02404-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Yes, this is how I roll in the Khumbu. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, this is how I roll in the Khumbu. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00276.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-322\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00276-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"The ID physician in me could not resist taking this photo... Listeria, anyone? Brucellosis? I'm so eager to culture this cheese....\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ID physician in me could not resist taking this photo&#8230; Listeria, anyone? Brucellosis? I&#8217;m so eager to culture this cheese&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The views were just plain amazing. I cannot emphasize this enough. I have watched endless movies, read books, and studied photos of the Khumbu region for years, but none of that prepared me for the incredible beauty of this place. The mountains are so sharp, clear, and austere. Everest was out in all her glory, with telltale cloud plume (as the jet stream parts around it, a low pressure system forms in the lee, which encourages the formation of a standing cloud there). Ama Dablam, reputed to be the most photographed mountain on Earth, was jaw-droopingly beautiful as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02433-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Ama Dablam. The most beautiful mountain I have seen... and very challenging to climb (the route takes climbers along the dark ridge on the right, then up to and diagonally across the hanging Dablam glacier. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ama Dablam. The most beautiful mountain I have seen&#8230; and very challenging to climb (the route takes climbers along the dark ridge on the right, then up to and diagonally across the hanging Dablam glacier. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00255.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-317\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00255-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Everest on the left, Lhotse on the right. Clouds in the lee mean the jet stream is hitting the peaks... we have to wait for the stream to move north before considering a summit bid... this usually happens mid May.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everest on the left, Lhotse on the right. Clouds in the lee mean the jet stream is hitting the peaks&#8230; we have to wait for the stream to move north before considering a summit bid&#8230; this usually happens mid May.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00339.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-340\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00339-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"I'm liking this view.\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m liking this view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-342\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00342-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blake loves it when the wind blows through his silky locks...\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake loves it when the wind blows through his silky locks&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00340.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-341\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00340-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kim. Need I say more?\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim. Need I say more?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-332\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00325-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains in the clouds. For real.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mountains in the clouds. For real.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0625.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0625-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Justin shows us the sights. (Photo: Wayne Piett)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin shows us the sights. (Photo: Wayne Piett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00281_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-323\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00281_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy photobombs the prayer wheel and Ama....\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy photobombs the prayer wheel and Ama&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00274.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-321\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00274-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Phortse, the home town of our guide Phinjo Sherpa, seen in the distance. We did not go to Phortse, but saw it from the trail to Tyangboche.. \" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phortse, the home town of our guide Phinjo Sherpa, seen in the distance. We did not go to Phortse, but saw it from the trail to Tengboche.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-346\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00369-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Up into more scrub-like terrain. (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Up into more scrub-like terrain. (Photo: Blake Penson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00318_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-329\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00318_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish moss and rhododendrons. The terrain changes here by the hour, as we climb higher and higher.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spanish moss and rhododendrons. The terrain changes here by the hour, as we climb higher and higher.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-360\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02558-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Rhododendrons in bud. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhododendrons in bud. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-325\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00297-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"This Yak should get royalties from The North Face.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Yak should get royalties from The North Face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-352\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02451-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying hot tang for lunch. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying hot tang for lunch. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0637.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-331\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0637-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Foot care is important! (Photo: Wayne Piett)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foot care is important! (Photo: Wayne Piett)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC024871.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-359 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC024871-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"...Especially when your feet look like this. Note; The painted nails are not mine. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8230;Especially when your feet look like this. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-355\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02467-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Yak attack! (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yak attack! (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02455-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Siva keeps cool under cover. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siva keeps cool under cover. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02483.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-356\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02483-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Dalton, ace photographer, shoots the yaks... with his lens. (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dalton, ace photographer, shoots the yaks&#8230; with his lens. (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-353\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC02454-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Andy: Perpetually happy (Photo: Justin Merle)\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy: Perpetually happy (Photo: Justin Merle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00302_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-327\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00302_2-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Andy chills out at the lunch break...\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy chills out at the lunch break&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we pulled into Tengboche, we entered a cloud, which seems to be common for the afternoons here. \u00a0Uncomfortable way to finish the hike, damp and wet. \u00a0The tiny village here is picturesque cloaked in fog. There\u2019s not much here, just a monastery, three teahouses, and a fabulous bakery (with brand new espresso machine). Plus, lots of dogs (they all look identical to each other, go figure), yaks, and horses. Sitting in the dining room of the teahouse typing this post, I am chilled even in three layers plus a hat. This is a dank place when in clouds, but I am optimistic that it will be sunny tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0648.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-339\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0648-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Andy, Phinjo, and I pull into Tengboche. (Photo: Blake Penson)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy, Phinjo, and I pull into Tengboche. 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The tea house offers wifi for $5, but currently it connects to nothing\u2026 the proprietor tells me that they are working on the problem back in Namche, which does not inspire confidence. Being online in the mountains seems wrong, but on the other hand, because I will be gone for so long I want to keep in touch with my\u00a0family so they know I am fine. Thus, its a bit disappointing when I cannot get these blog entires up on time. But, just a bit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00343.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-336\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00343-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kim savors the coffee at the amazing bakery here.\" width=\"604\" height=\"910\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim savors the coffee at the amazing bakery here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00346.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-338\" src=\"https:\/\/pottinger.net\/osm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC00346-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"This Yeti adorns the wall of the coffee shop. We'll keep eyes peeled for him.\" width=\"604\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Yeti adorns the wall of the coffee shop. We&#8217;ll keep eyes peeled for him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We will visit the monastery tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Word of the day: \u201c\u2026\u201d (No words, just awestruck silence.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tough night for me last night, just could not get comfortable due to the damp, cold climate in our room. However, my sore throat is much better! We got up early, moved our trekking duffels to the staging area at the hotel entrance, grabbed breakfast, and started walking to Tengboche. SUNSHINE! Yes! 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