Going Up…AGAIN – Annapurna Circuit
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 18 We had been on the trail now for 18 days. We no longer had that rookie look in our eyes….
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 18 We had been on the trail now for 18 days. We no longer had that rookie look in our eyes….
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 17 How do you define a road? It’s all relative – right? I had long ago left behind my vision of…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 16 Whoever said carbs aren’t good for you never hiked in Nepal. When hiking for 2 weeks, carbs become your ally….
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 15 The sign read Welcome to Marpha! Delightful Apple Capital of Nepal. I wondered if Johnny Appleseed was the mayor of…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 14 It was as if a huge weight had been lifted from our brains. For the first time since we started…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 13 KLOMP, KLOMP, KLOMPThe sounds of hiking boots on the wooden floor echoed outside my door. I poked my nose out…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 11 After 10 days of decreasing temperatures and increasing wind, my body is rebelling. My lips have become as dry as…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 10 By some miracle, I woke up on Day 9 with a small trace of a headache, aches, and pains of…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 9 What started as a slight headache the night before had manifested into my complete paralysis the next morning. My head…
Tiger Balm Tales Volume 8 I woke up in Manang; I didn’t have to roll up my sleeping bag, repack my backpack, tend to my…