Incommunicado

Slowly but surely, we are making our way up into the Indian Himalaya. Our first stop was the picturesque town of Shimla. Favored vacation spot of the British Raj from the late 19th century on. This was also where the entire government moved during the hot months and where meetings were held to discuss Partition and the annexation of Pakistan. The town appears to be tumbling down the mountainside and it's enjoyable to while away the time walking through the pines past crumbling, old homes.

Tomorrow we head North-East into the Kinnaur valley (near the Tibetan border), which is surrounded by many 19,000'+ peaks. For the next couple weeks we'll be trekking amidst spectacular scenery in rural areas and will be out of touch, so don't worry if you don't get a response right away.

More stories + photos to come...