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 (348 kilometers)—and that was only half the journey. Photograph by Peter McBride
While doing their wash, a group of young monks stationed at the remote Lingshi Dzong laugh at my attempts to pronounce Bhutanese slang. —Contributing Photographer Peter McBride