After a night of many, many barking dogs and noisy early morning children in Chebisa we were back on the trail for the 4 day trek over 3 more passes on the way to Laya. Many blue sheep and yaks to see on the way too.
We crossed the Gobu La (4440m) on the first day seeing more yak herder encampments, many with the traditional yak hair tents and some with the less traditional, but very popular blue tarps. The one thing they all have in common is their solar panels!
Finally on the next day we got to see the tops of the some snow capped mountains! Amazing views from the Jare La (4785m) before descending through dwarf rhododendrons and mossy cypress forests. Also our first very questionable bridge, which was just a little frightening with rushing water below causing a disturbing sense of vertigo. Telling us only to step on 2 of the 3 skinny logs that made up the bridge because the 3rd was a bit dodgy probably didn't help!
Third day out from Chebisa we crossed the Shinge La (5005m), our first time to 5000m on this trip, but not the last. It was made more interesting by the hail storm that met us at the top. At least hail is better than rain, it just bounces off, but the storm didn't do much for the view! Still, later in the day we did get some great views of snow covered mountains, including Gancheta (6840m).
Another interesting bridge on the final day before Laya. This one was a single log and turned out to be completely unnecessary as our guide had wandered slightly off the trail. Great, back across the dodgy bridge we go!
After a great walk descending through mossy forests with lots of fungi we finally reached Laya and that's the subject of my next gallery.
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