DAILY PHOTO: Himalayan Wildflowers

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DAILY PHOTO: Over the Llama’s Shoulder

Taken in July of 2011 at Machu Picchu

Taken in July of 2011 at Machu Picchu

This is Machu Picchu at a Llama’s eye view.

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Butterfly on a Green Leaf

Taken June 12, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

Taken June 12, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

DAILY PHOTO: Rushing Glacial Runoff

Taken on June 8, 2015 in Great Himalyan National Park (GHNP)

Taken on June 8, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

DAILY PHOTO: Snow Pockets

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park

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Most of the snow that we saw during our trek last month was well above us, but we did have one day in which we had to cross through pockets of snow many times as we rounded a mountain at about 4,000 meters.

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DAILY PHOTO: Lotus in the Mountains

Taken on June 11, 2015. Taken by my wife as I'm in the photo.

Taken on June 11, 2015. Taken by my wife as I’m in the photo.

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DAILY PHOTO: Grassy Ridgeline in the Himalayas

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

DAILY PHOTO: Garden Slugs of McLeodganj

Taken in McLeodganj on June 22, 2015

Taken in McLeodganj on June 22, 2015

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These critters were all over the roads in the McLeodganj / Dharamsala area (Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh.)

DAILY PHOTO: The Snowy Side of the Mountain

Taken June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP).

Taken June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

The beauty of mountains is that they show so many faces in such little space. We were on a sunny mountainside topped with tufts of dry grass. Then we crossed over a saddle-point on a ridgeline, and this was the new view.

DAILY PHOTO: Blooming Rhododendrons and Snow-Caps

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

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