Seeking mountain highs without tourist-horde lows, writer Jeff Greenwald and photographer Matthieu Paley set off for Bhutan. What they found was an unspoiled Himalayan paradise where adventure abounds and blue jeans are banned.

Get their story, "Blazing the Trail to Shangri-la" in the November/December 2000 ADVENTURE. Online, get Paley's behind-the-scenes field notes and more photos from his assignment.

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