Trekking in Nepal’s Eastern Himalaya
The monthly meeting of the Los Serranos Group of the Sierra Club is Tuesday, November 21, at 7:00 PM. Los Serranos Chair Brian Elliott will give a presentation at the November 21st Los Serranos meeting on his recent trekking and birding trip to Nepal. Meeting is held in the Creative Corner room at The Goldy S. Lewis Community Center, 11200 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. New members and the public are welcome. Click on Los Serranos Meeting 11/21 above to see the rest of the description.
Brian and a friend trekked for 20 days on the Makalu Base Camp Trek route into and out of the Makalu Barun Conservation Area in the Himalaya Mountains of eastern Nepal. Elevations on the trek ranged from a low of 2500 ft to a high of 20, 250 ft at Sherpani Col. The trekking route passed through lowland tropical forests, rhododendron forests higher up, and then finally into the alpine zone at the higher elevations of the Himalaya Mtns. This area of Nepal is rich in Tibetan Buddhism and Sherpa culture. Following the trek, Brian spent four days birding and wildlife viewing at Chitwan National Park in southern Nepal near the Indian border.
