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Trek, Breathe, Repeat: Bhutan's Majestic Snowman Trek

11/23/2019

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Photo credit: Chad O'Hare
Challenge yourself to Bhutan’s highest, longest and toughest trek, climbing passes of over five thousand metres in elevation. Challenge yourself to the Snowman Trek.
Our third day was a rest day, or down day. We climbed four hundred metres to the town of Laya. The path was well used; after all, it provided the only access in or out of the village. Shaggy yaks stood off-duty and watched us walk past. They barely moved, raising questions about their reputation as skittish creatures. Cattle grazed in fields closer to town. For such an isolated community, there was a surprising number of new homes under construction. We soon learned that not only was the royal family coming for a visit, but the residents of Laya were also building new homes for themselves. Local entrepreneurs had mastered a rather unique livelihood—they harvested caterpillar fungus—and business was booming. 

Excerpt from the Wilderness Trekking Chapter in Searching for Unique 
Searching for Unique uncovers this and twenty-five more places across five continents through bite-sized narratives and on-the-ground travel advice.

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    Nancy O'Hare has lived and worked across five continents and travelled to over eighty countries. Her writing shares insights from her travels and musings about the world around us.

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