June 19, 2014 Vashisht, Himachal Pradesh

Hiking the Himakayas

I had a great day hiking today! A young woman from my hotel, Julie from France, invited me to hike to the large waterfall, so off we went.  On the way up the mountain, we passed a small temple, stopped for chai at a makeshift cafe on the path, and as we turned a corner, there was the very tall waterfall we had come to see.

After about 2 1/2 hours Julie and I separated - she went up over the hill and I hiked down the side of the mountain to the highway to return to my hotel.

Upon arriving in Vashisht, I started planning my trip across the south side of the Himalaya to the high mountain valley of Ladakh.