India bound

Tomorrow I will begin making my way to India. The first three weeks I will be spending with a group of 10 students and a few faculty in the Garhwal Himalayas. We will be trekking and visiting remote villages of the Bhotiya people (Indo-Tibetans) and learning about their lives and the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve where they live. The classes are on mountain development, resource issues, and eco-tourism. After three weeks I will part with the group at the Taj Mahal and they will return home. I will spend the next three weeks exploring India with a friend from school. We are going to float around and see where the winds blow us. I will try to update from India if possible.

More info at:
http://nandadevi.prayaga.org/




This is obviosly not my picture, but it gives you an idea of the trekking scenery. Hopefully in a month or so some of my pics will be up.
ALright, wish me luck everyone! I'll see you on the other side...

Spring Break

Spring break was a while ago but now i am done with the semester so i have some time.  Updates include: Just moved into a new apartment.  It is pretty nice; downtown, it's a house, has a yard, 50 yards from the river.  Also I am leaving to India in a few days.  More to come on that subject...

Many of my very favorite things are contained in this photograph

We went backpacking on the way back at Yakima Canyon.  Made it to camp late
This flower likes this lichen

Some of the scenery we enjoyed

The oasis camp spot

Woke up to this view in the morning

More vistas on the return hike

Magsters covering some pretty trail