Suspension bridge over the Bumthang River.
Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
Bumthang River (Murchangphy Chhu).
Looking up valley toward Jakar.
Solitude.
Harvesting buckwheat.
A local invited us in for tea.
Private Shrine inside their home.
That's not tea?
Hand painted, very colorful.
Tea and Rice mix.
Short grain rice with cashews and currents. Really quite good. Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
From tea to Ara.
Ara is homemade, usually from rice or maize, then either fermented or distilled. Can be good, can be not so good. Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
This was pretty good.
Tamshing Lhakhang, Bumthang, 1501.
The only mission of this temple is to meet the needs of the community. Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
Entrance doorway.
Tamshing Lhakhang. Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
Monks quarters.
Wall decor.
Gong at entrance.
Wall art.
Kenchogsum Lhakhang.
Had a fire in 2010 and are now rebuilding. Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
Trying to keep the old medallions.
Kenchogsum Lhakhang. Choekhor Valley - Bumthang, Bhutan.
New walls are being built around the old structure in attempt to preserve it.
Restoration of 9th century Buddhist heritage site.
