Rhinos, tiger scat, and sloth bear scare! Oh my!

5-7 January 2011 Within minutes of arriving on an island in the middle of the Narayani River in Chitwan National Park we were riding on an elephant in search of wildlife. While I was slightly disturbed by burdening this beautiful animal by riding on its back, I was quickly entranced by its graceful maneuvers and its alarming ability to snap arm-sized...

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Trekking in the New Year

27-31 December 2010 Walking up the 3,000+ steps from Tikedhunga to Ghorepani a strangely familiar and uncommonly wonderful smell fills the air. Where is that coming from and what is it? After a few moments we soon realized that the understory of the evergreen oak forest is dotted with blooming Daphne shrubs. Both Rachel and I, consider this...

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