Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot generated so much of their own weather and wind energy that storm clouds built up in the afternoon and wind and rain lashed our tents

and the evening view from my camp bed

Dawn at our tented camp, a land of meadows, Rhododendron thickets, Himalayan Monals and Lammergeiers.

We went at the end of the Rhododendron flowering season which was fantastic but we didn't get the best views of the Himalayas from a distance and did see a lot of forest fires, smoke and haze (but see next blog post for Himalaya views!). At different times of year I'm sure there are better mountain views, different things going on and loads of different birds and animals to see.

Rhododendrons. I've been too lazy to look up the species. If anyone knows, send me an email!

Oak & Rhododendron forest at 3,000 metres

A ridge-top open air temple and out first big mountains of the trip




Our guides for the second part of our journey