an icy peak, we camped at the base before ascending the opposite ridge 

Prayer flags are always strewn across mountain passes in the Himalaya to purify the air, they make a nice welcome after the steep ascent. 

A baby yak 

a village house in Nimaling, Marka Valley trek 

Part of the Stok Range (himalaya) 

Ashley taking a break from hiking 

Adam upon a mountain pass 

Ashley rejoicing after reaching the last pass on the Marka Valley trek, at over 17,000 ft elevation! 

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Butter lamps and other materials for Buddhist puja (prayer) 

deteriorating wall painting outside of the Diskit Monastary 

Ladakhi house 

Buddhist prayer wheels 

Adam in Nubra Valley 

The view from Hunder, a village in Nubra Valley.  

A man washing his vegetables in the river 

These are the mountains we had to pass through in order to get to a village in Nubra Valley, the road is visable, cutting across the right peak. 

A man building a frame for a government bus 

Passed this place on a bus... 

Rainy Bagsunag, the village we are staying in now. Descending from Ladakh's desert mountains landed us in the summer monsoon.