Annapurna Region - Muktinath I trekked here the last ten days of February, 2002. The total distance from the starting point to Muktinath is 51 miles.

Trail on the way to Muktinath	Town of Tukche on the way to Muktinath	Famous Distillery on the town of Tukche	Entrance to distillery
Plaque in Marpha dedicated to the famous Japanese explorer Ekai Kawaguchi who stayed here in 1899 while on his way to Tibet.	View of Annapurna Peak	Upper Kali Gandaki River; I followed this valley to reach Muktinath	Looking up the Kali Gandaki Valley towards Tibet
Looking down into the Kali Gandaki Valley from the trail to Muktinath	Looking up towards Muktinath	Muktinath in the the trees, right bottom	Village of Jarkot just before Muktinath
Woman weaver in Jarkot	The famous Bob Marley Hotel in Muktinath	The Muktinath Temple Complex on a snowy day; thousand of people come here each year from Nepal, India, and elsewhere	Main Temple at Mukinath

Main Temple at MukinathMain Temple at Mukinath

Hotel where I stayed after a snowy night in Muktinath

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