Tattopani to Ghoropani

A beautiful morning opened up before us and after a bowl of porridge we were on the trail.  This was to be an uphill day as we took back a lot of the down we gave up yesterday.  A total of almost 2,000 meters of climbing by days end with still sore legs from the relentless down from the pass.

The last view of the Kali river that morning 

This day was all up but the views were unforgettable and the the tiny villages we traversed were incredible.

Cute kids at the top of one of the steep sections selling apples for 2 cents

Great views from the ridges above the deep valleys

This is the time if year a lot of crops are being harvested so there was a lot of work going on

More fields

Drying out herbs and onions at our lunch stop 

At various points around the Annapurna circuit there are checkpoints to keep track of where Trekkers are at and to insure fees have been paid.

So we rolled into Ghorapani around 8 hours after our departure to pretty cloudy skies.  This was a bad sign, as the main reason for coming to Ghoropani is to make a predawn hour long, 500 meter hike up to the Poon Hill look out.  Also, my guide Kewal made a 100% guarantee that it would be clear or I could "ice hammer" his quads as were both still walking a bit gingerly from the previous days endeavors. 

A quick run to a bakery for some wifi to update and it was to bed for a 4:30 am wake up.

Home sweet home in Ghoropani.

Next:  Ghoropani to New Brys/Pokhara (the trailhead)