The Sabre Birth

My vessel, Sea Breeze, arriving.

Kathmandu, April 2007

A husband and wife give offering and prayer outside of
the hindu temple of Changu Narayan, Southern
Kathmandu, Nepal. April 11, 2007.

Long time visitor and travelor, Tom Crossland, stands in
a midnight alley for a photograph, on his way to Tibet
overland. Kathmandu, Nepal. April 5, 2007.

Two men stand in prayer within Kathmandu's golden
temple, April 11, 2007.

A temple worker stands against the burning
of fabrics, oils and resin along a wall leading
to the prarthana site. Southern Kathmandu,
Nepal. April 10, 2007.

Two children run and attempt to catch eachother
as visitors give Puja. Kathmandu, Nepal. April 11, 2007.

Over Thorong Pass, to the Tibetan Plateau

Muktinath, Nepal. March 10, 2007.

Village road in the Kali Gandaki Valley for a
hashish and tea. March 14, 2007

Eastern range of the Himalayas, Nepal. March 15, 2007.

Mukitinath, Nepal.
March 10, 2007.

Muktinath, Nepal. March 10, 2007.

17, 416ft - Thorong la Pass, nepal.

Nepali porter Yangmi and his long time friend
prepare lentils and rice for foriegn climbers.
Annapuran, village of Gandrung, Nepal. March, 2007.

South blowing winds top Annapurna III. Proposed plans
by the Nepali Goverment, included a high-altitude road
reaching Thorong la pass. March, 2007

Backpackers rest againt a bench as they arrive to Thorong La
Pass Base Camp. Nepal 2007.

Thoroung La Pass southern approach.
Annapurna Region, Nepal, 2007

Thorong La Pass. Nepal, march 2007.

Thorong Pass Approach, early March, 2007.

Several suspension bridges guild local and
tourist pilgrims up the valley and along the
Marsyandi River. Nepal. March, 2008.

Early and unexpected snow fall halts many groups to guesthouses,
and slows the progress for many pilgrims who
continued. Chame, Nepal. March 3, 2007.

Local homes and families open their kitchens for guest,
offer rooms and warm roxy rice wine.
Chame, Nepal March 3, 2007.

Self portriat, Manang, Nepal. March, 2007.

Manang, Nepal. March 2007.

We walk the Indian/nepali boarder, arrive Kathmandu by bus.

Travelor Tom Crossland secures a breathing face-mask
before riding his bicycle through the metro of
Kathmandu, Nepal. March 1, 2007.

Kathmandu outdooor market sky.
Central Kathmandu, Nepal. March 2007

A young boy breezes around a neighborhood
corner, just south of the city of Patan.
Southern Kathmandu. March 2007.

I traveled with Ryan for three months. Photo
taken at a tourist bazaar in central
Kathmandu, Nepal. Februrary, 2007.

Varanasi Holy

A young women carries her child to the entrance
of the Varanasi train depot. Varanasi, Nepal. February 28, 2007.

Travelers rest at an 19th century British build mansion,
now guesthouse, as they await the city wide
celebration of Holy. Varanasi, India. February 22, 2007.

A young girl shoulders a basket
up the banks of the Ganges river.
Varanasi, India. February 22, 2007

The celebration of Holy is market by a city wide
celebration of water-colored filled balloons and
complete man chaos. A man braces against his
window, as the noise of thousands fills the streets.
Varanasi, India. February, 2007

Self Portrait. Varanasi, India. February 27, 2007.

I leave Linda and Head to Varanasi for my Birthday.

A Hindu wedding brings thousands of the community
to the southern city of Madurai. The entire city's
hotel business is reserved the event. Photo taken
the evening of the wedding. February 15, 2007.

Street Lamps flood the southern Gopruram of the
Meenakshi Amman Temple. Referenced in the
7th Century, the temple is one of the most sacred
abodes of parvati. Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
February 12, 2007.

Desert Bus hub. Tamil Nadu, India. February 11, 2007.

Photo taken as Linda and I travel north. Tamil Nadu, India.
February 11, 2007.

Temple Stroll - Madurai, Tamil Nadu

A wife and husband light oil wicks and bless the Hindu
god Genesh in the northern entrance of Tirchchirappalli Temple,
Tamil Nadu India. Februrary 10, 2007.

Two women kneel against a statue of Ganesh,
one of the most worship deities in Hindu pantheon.
Photo taken the morning of February 10th, 2007.

Several men rest against locks gates, which blocks visitors
and pilgrims access to many sections of temples in
Tamil Nadu, India. February 11, 2007.

An elderly man hails a rickshaw outside the lower steps
of the Meenakshi Amman Temple. Tamil Nadu, India.
February 11, 2007.

Bicyclist and human powered carts dominate the
downtown city streets of Madurai. District of
Tamil Nadu, India. February 10, 2007.

Bless This. Tamil Nadu

A man gives prayer just out side the southern gates
of meenakshi Amman Temple. Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
February 10, 2007.

A woman passes one of the 986 pillars that make
up Aayiram Kaal Mandapam, or Thousand Pillar Hall.
Meenakshi Amman Temple. Tamil Nadu. February 10, 2007.

Meenakshi Amman Temple rests among the
streets of Madurai, considered to be oldest city
in Southern India. Thousands of visitors pass
through the temple daily. Madurai February 10, 2007.

A wife and husband enter the temple of Meenakshi
Amman. Madurai, Tamil Nadu. February, 10 2007.

Aayiram Kaal Mandapam - Thousand Pillar Hall.
Meenakshi Amman Temple. Madurai, Tamil Nadu. February 10, 2007.

Tamil Nadu - Tiruchchirappalli

A women passes through northern city of Madurai,
approaching the Meenakshi Amman temple.
Tamil Nadu, India. February 9, 2007.

A young man squats at a bus termanal near the city
of Madurai, India. Bus transportation is one of
the most utilized forms of transportation in the district of
Tamil Nadu. February 8, 2007.

Madurai, India. District of Tamil Nadu. February 9, 2007

Most of the city of Madurai's main streets lead
to the temple of Meenakshi Amman.
February 10, 2007.

To Tamil Nadu

A passenger awaits the river side dock which
he'll depart in the backwaters of the Kerela District.
India, February 2, 2007.

Tata Motor Company handles close to 50% of India's
transportation needs. Tata is one of the worlds largest
motor companies. February 2, 2007.

A entry Shrine to a Kerela National Park.
Kerela, India. February 1, 2007.

A southern Communist supported jeep passes by
India's growing billboard businesses. Hill station,
Kerela India. February 1, 2007.

The owner of a road side tea stall watches as her sister
passes tea on to customers. Kerela hills, India. February 1, 2007