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    Go Big Or Go Home: Round the World Edition We quit our jobs to go exploring before we are too old to hike up mountains and mountain bike down volcanoes. We may be a little crazy but we like it that way!

    Photos from Nepal

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    Elephants hard at work carrying their own food back. Views[255] More rhino Views[340] Deer or tiger food. Views[300] Spotted another rhino. Views[256] Took an elephant ride for more animal spotting. Views[294]
     
    Domesticated elephant. Views[168] Crocodile. Views[204] Wild elephant. Views[164] Came across fresh tiger tracks but never got to see one. Views[196] After riding in the canoe we took a hike through the jungle and came across a rhino cooling off in the river. Views[202]
     
    A six hour car ride from Kathmandu to Chitwan National Park for a jungle adventure. Views[193] Tenzing-Hillary Airport is notorious for bad weather and our flight was cancelled twice. Going on our third day sitting in the hotel waiting for weather to improve we hiked down to a lower elevation and flew out by helicopter. Views[214] After seeing some of the gear folks were wearing on the trail you would think they were off to summit Everest. Both of us are pretty proud of completing both treks in our running shoes. Views[208] Old Blue. Views[180] Mighty handsome roosters indeed. Views[196]
     
    Guy transporting chickens and a couple of roosters. Views[172] Views[200] Solar power energy kept our phones charged on the trail. Views[199] Down the mountain heading back to Namche Bazaar. Views[180] Top of Gokyo Ri just as the sun comes over Everest. Views[159]
     
    Sun just starting to peek over Everest. Views[186] The climb up to the top of Gokyo Ri was difficult and the air was thin. Final elevation at the top is 18,000 feet. Views[186] Staring at the final challange Gokyo Ri. Next day 4am start for sunrise views. Views[191] Day hike at Gokyo Lake to check out the glacier. Views[177] The real yaks are up high. The ones at lower elevations are a cross between a cow and a yak called a dzo. Views[227]
     
    Made it to our room. Views[211] Reached Gokyo Lake Number 1. Elevation 15,500 feet. Views[184] Always amazed at what was carried up on peoples backs. This was windows and plywood for a new lodge. Views[223] A familiar sight was finding the guy carrying all the bags waiting for us at the top of every hill. Views[200] Spending time in the dining room waiting for the next days trek. Views[187]
     
    Solar oven boiling a pot of water. Views[200] Our guide taking five. Views[201] Views[193] Still not sure how this car door got here. Views[166] Nepalian scarecrow. Views[224]
     
    Rock star photo session. Cue the fog and lights. Views[208] Final destination is within sight. Views[504] Saying goodbye to one village and off to the next. Views[191] Yak patties drying out in the sun to be later used in the lodge stoves to heat the dinning room. Views[202] Great sunrise view. Views[194]
     
    Tried out for Team Sherpa got cut first day. Views[175] Views[211] Worker chiseling rock into block. Views[204] Enjoying a $7 pot of tea on the patio with a view of Everest. Views[214] A very nice $200 a night hotel with a patio view of Everest on clear days. Most guests are flown in by helicopter. Views[240]
     
    Even though Everest is the most popular there are many other spectacular mountains around her. Views[222] Up to the top of Namche Bazaar to catch a look at Everest. Views[205] First village checkpoint Namche Bazaar. Had to spend two nights here to acclimate. Views[212] Future sherpa. You can bet his name is Tenzing since most of the men around here have that name. Views[205] Syking herself up for the suspension bridge crossing. Views[201]
     
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