
Dhaulagiri (8167m) forms a backdrop overlooking the village of Ranipauwa.

Sambha Gompa, Muktinath.

Dhaulagiri seen from inside the temple complex at Muktinath.

Prayer flags over Dhaulagiri.

Narsang Gompa, Muktinath.

Nilgiri North (7061m) from Muktinath.

The Hindu temple at Muktinath.

Stupas before Nilgiri North, Muktinath.

The stupa garden at Muktinath, with Dhaulagiri as a backdrop.

Dhaulagiri seen from the temple complex entrance at Muktinath.

A distant Dhaulagiri from Muktinath.

Yakawakang (6482m) from Ranipauwa.

Khatung Kang (6484m) from Ranipauwa.

Looking down on Jharkot from Ranipauwa.

Looking north towards an unknown mountain from Jharkot.

A fertile area of the Mustang desert below Jharkot.

Walking along the track from Jharkot, with the peaks of Yakawakang and Khatung Kang flanking the Thorong La.

Neil sits underneath a large marijuana plant at a teahouse in Khingar.

Looking down on the fertile oasis of Kagbeni.

Nilgiri North from the roof of Kagbeni Gompa.

Looking north across the Kali Gandaki valley into Upper Mustang from the roof of Kagbeni Gompa.

Nilgiri North from Kagbeni.

The blue roof of the Kagbeni Holiday Inn from the roof of Kagbeni Gompa.

Do not pass: staring into the forbidden region of Upper Mustang.

Nilgiri North rises in the distance over prayer flags and prayer wheels in Kagbeni.

The old fort in Kagbeni.