Looking back on our way out of the Ganden complex. We were on the Ganden-Samye trail, and at this point the high kora was far above us. The Ganden-Samye route is the most popular long distance trek in Tibet. This is a demanding four day hike through rugged mountains, crossing two passes over 16,000 feet. It connects Ganden Monastery to Samye Monastery, two of the largest and most important monastaries in Tibet. We did not see anyone setting out this day however, and no surprise as it had been quite cold and snowy the day we arrived, and all the big mountains that direction were covered with snow. We decided to hike out for a fairly good distance on the Samye trail, just to check it out, and then hike back a bit and blaze up hill to join up with the high kora, which we would follow back into the monastery.
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