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These photos are supplemental to the ones found in my book Himalayan Pilgrim: One Man’s Treks Through Nepal’s Langtang and Helambu Regions.

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I took these photos of Kathmandu the day after Mike and I got back from the Helambu trek.

A funeral pyre at Swayambhunath.

A funeral pyre at Swayambhunath.

A body being washed with milk before being being cremated.

A body being washed with milk before being being cremated.

Me with a couple of sadhus (Hindu holy men).

Me with a couple of sadhus (Hindu holy men).

Pashupatinath Temple, the largest and most important Hindu temple in Kathmandu.

Pashupatinath Temple, the largest and most important Hindu temple in Kathmandu.

Mama and baby monkey at Pashupatinath.

Mama and baby monkey at Pashupatinath.

Boudhanath Temple.

Boudhanath, the largest and most important Buddhist site in Kathmandu.

A protest of some sort in Kathmandu.

A protest of some sort in Kathmandu.

Mike getting a close shave in Kathmandu.

Mike getting a close shave in Kathmandu.