Rice fields en route to Pokhara from Ghandruk.

Annapurna South, as seen from the village of Ghanduk, towards the end of the Annapurna trek. 

The Annapurna range. First glance. It's freezing, the rain lashes at our face, our breath coming in gasps. We reach a hilltop to see... 

Annapurna 1 and Annapurna South. Poon Hill, Nepal.  

Clouds come up to cover the gigantic massif of Annapurna South, on a cold autumn morning of 2004 

Bhaktapur

In the ancient Newari town of Bhaktapur, traditional musicians drum up a frenzy at the Bisket Yatra festival.