Bhutan: Trekking Bhutan's Higher Planes On a 24-day expedition into the sacred heart of the Himalaya, Kira Salak logged some half million steps over 216 miles (328 kilometers)—and that was only half the journey. Photograph by Peter McBride
Two horsemen at the base of Jhomolhari Peak (7,314 meters [23,996 feet]) stop for a laugh while tending their livestock. —Contributing Photographer Peter McBride