The Year in Photos: 2014 I take a lot of photos. I don’t have a firm count on how many I shot in 2014, but I kept around 5000 shots this year and tend to delete the majority of what I take so 10,000 is a conservative estimate. Even with […]
South Asia
Tengboche Mani Rimdu Festival: Monks, Masks, and Mountain Men
Tengboche Monastery, Nepal
Gokyo Lakes – the Mythical 6th Lake
Gokyo Lakes – The Mythical 6th You’ll never make it there and back in one day! The glacier will eat you alive! Tibetan Snowcocks will claw out your eyes and use your body for warmth like a Tauntaun! The valley to the immediate west of the path to Everest Base […]
Salpa Pokhari: Holy Lake in the Mountains of Nepal
Salpa Pokhari: The Holy Lake of High Nepal I once heard a story, of a time long ago…. The lake, at the top of the Bhanjyang Pass into the Solu Khumbu region, is still a pilgrimage site for several of the religions that inhabit the Nepalese hills. The Rai people, […]
Shooting Wildlife in Nepal
Oh, calm down. Shooting with a camera, of course. Beyond being just a colorful chaotic embracing cultural destination for travelers, Nepal is also an excellent place to spend time looking for wildlife. Some of these would have been difficult not to spot (Tibetan snow-cocks and black ravens seemed to follow […]
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.