Roadside Nepal Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Roadside Nepal

Kathmandu->Chitwan->Pokhara->Kathmandu

Leaving Kathmandu by private car headed for Chitwan National Park	Outskirts of Kathmandu	Hillside, west end of Kathmandu Valley	Hillside, west end of Kathmandu Valley
Looking east from the pass leading out of Kathmandu Valley	Brickworks, western edge of Kathmandu Valley	Brickworks, Nepal	Western edge of Kathmandu Valley
Hillside off the Prithvi Highway leading west out of Kathmandu Valley	Nepal Communist banner painted on a wall along the Prithvi Highway	Truck, Prithvi Highway, Nepal	First view of Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) on the Prithvi Highway leaving Kathmandu
Ganesh Himal (7405m/24,294ft), Pabil (7110m/23,326ft), Lapsang Karbo (7429m/24,372ft) - from Prithvi Highway west of KTM	Terraced fields as the Prithvi Highway begins its long descent from Kathmandu	Terraced fields, Nepal	Terraced fields, Nepal
Small river along the Prithvi Highway west of Kathmandu	Terraced fields on laundry day along a river, Nepal	Nepali boys smoking on the side of the road	Small tributary of the Trisula River, Nepal
Small tributary of the Trisula River, Nepal	Footbridge across the river	Young boy about to jump into the river	Nepali women carrying loads on their backs
Man plowing a field while a boy watches	Plow team, Nepal	About 90 minutes west of Kathmandu, we came to a dead stop at a huge traffic jam	"See You" on the back of a Nepali truck
Another "See You" on a Nepali truck	Painting on the side of a Nepali truck	We weren't moving, and no one knew what the problem was so I started walking....	A pedestrian suspension brige, Mahadevbesi, Nepal
A pedestrian suspension brige, Mahadevbesi, Nepal	Tributary of the Trisula River, Mahadevbesi, Nepal	Nepali woman with some kind of vegetables	Nepali children around the public water tap, Mahadevabesi
I found trucks were used to block the road by strikers protesting the government	Apparently the protest was over the price paid to the government for stones quarried from the riverbed	Striking truck drivers, Mahadevbesi, Nepal	Blocking the Prithvi Highway effectively cuts Nepal in two
Soon after the police arrived and the Prithvi Highway was reopened	Nepali truck	Nepali truck painted with the Union Jack	House built among terraced fields, Nepal
Trisula (Trishuli) River bridge leading north to Dhading, what the driver called "Maoist Country"	Rest stop at a restaurant overlooking the Trisula River	Start Chitwan to Pokhara by private car (stop at Manakamana enroute)	Supposedly the ticket costs the same for roof or seat
There's a wide variety of traffic on Nepali roads	Translation?	Nepali women in colorful clothing and one with a full face veil, Chitwan Province	Hulas Sherpa e drive
Road from Narayanghat to Mugling	Narayani River, Nepal	Man climbing to the roof while the bus is in motion	A wrecked truck which was pulled back up on the road
Wrecked truck, Nepal	Narayani River, Nepal	Small hillside village, Narayani River valley	A small waterfall, Narayani River valley
A small waterfall, Narayani River valley	Roadside stall with colorful yarn	Traditional Nepali house south of Mugling	Narayani River, Nepal
Narayani River, Nepal	Nepal milestone - 6 km to Mugling, 96 to Pokhara	Narayani River gorge south of Mugling	Narayani River gorge south of Mugling
Narayani River gorge south of Mugling	Prithvi Highway bridge over the Narayani River at Mugling	Nepali milestone, 105 km to Kathmandu	Nepali milestone near Mugling, 36km to Malekhu
Prithvi Highway, the main street of Mugling, Nepal	Prithvi Highway crossing the Narayani River at Mugling, Nepal	Everest Beer ad, Trishuli Bridge	Prithvi Highway, Trishuli Bridge at Mugling, Nepal
Prithvi Highway, Trisuli Bridge, Mugling, Nepal	Marsyangdi River with what I believe is Manakamana	Manaslu (8156m/26,758ft) on the left and Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft)	Marsyangdi River, Tanahu Province, looking east
Marsyangdi River, Tanahu Province	Tanahu Province, Nepal	Marsyangdi River with Manaslu and Himalchuli	Marsyangdi River, Tanahu Province
Manaslu (8156m/26,758ft) and Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft)	Prithvi Highway leading towards the Annapurna Range approaching Pokhara	Annapurna II	Machhapuchhare
Sheep jam, Prithvi Highway, Nepal	Start of return from Pokhara to Kathmandu via local bus and mini bus (stop in Bandipur)	Along the Prithvi Highway, Pokhara	Caution - cross bridge one vehicle at a time...
So much for one vehicle at a time...	Luckily, the bridge did not collapse under us	Along the Prithvi Highway outside Pokhara	A mosque alongh the Prithvi Highway a short distance east of Pokhara
Roadside house between Pokhara and Damauli	Roadside village between Pokhara and Damauli	Roadside village between Pokhara and Damauli, Nepal	Man drying crops in the sun
Traditional house with upper balcony, between Pokhara and Damauli	Front yard garden	Farmers building rice stacks, Nepal	Traditional Nepali farmhouse, between Pokhara and Damauli
Roadside shrine, Prithvi Highway, Nepal	Corn field and a small house	Mansiri Himal range, Nepal	Himalchuli (7893m/25,895ft) Nepal Himalaya
Agricultural land Tanahu Province, Nepal	Small house along the Prithvi Highway, Tanahu Province	Manaslu (8156m/26,759ft) 8th tallest - and Ngadi Chuli (7871m)	Along the Prithvi Highway just west of Damauli
Along the Prithvi Highway just west of Damauli	View from the Madi Bridge, laundry day again	Madi River, Tanahu Province, Nepal	Damauli, Tanahu Province, Nepal
Damauli, Tanahu Province, Nepal	Traditional house between Damauli and Dumre, Tanahu Province	Traditional house between Damauli and Dumre, Tanahu Province	Small thatched cottage between Damauli and Dumre, Tanahu
On board entertainment - boy playing a traditional instrument called a Kutumba	Express minibus to Kathmandu at a rest stop, Hotel Rajdhani	View behind the rest house	Travel by minibus, Nepal

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