Great time in the Valley...Back on the Grid!

Wow... The valley was great. I stayed in an ancient little town called Tosh set deep into the Himalayan Mountains. It was a magical place- old, slow paced, almost medieval except for a few places catering to the tourists. The road runs up to the town but was blocked by a small landslide so you have to walk a small way. The power was cut the first night, but it was suprisingly warm. The cook left for the southern tourist season after the first day and the town was running out of supplies like butter, beer, eggs, chocolate, spinach, mushrooms, chicken, etc. etc. etc.... The town's stores had pretty empty shelves!

The most amazing thing about the valley was the landslide that I witnessed. Across the river from us a rock outcropping started tumbling down the steep slope. Huge boulders the size of small cars were splintering huge conifers with a tremendous thud. The mountain kept moving and tumbling for the next 2 days and things were still moving around when I left the village. At the bottom of the valley, all the dirt, rock, and trees formed a dam to block river's flow and a new lake was being made (I hope they are prepared downstream for when the dam breaks). It was surreal to see the mountains moving and I had a great time so far up into the mystical valley. Sorry, but I don't have much time for a proper update today, just something quick!