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
A monk gazes out at the green hills surrounding his home of Lingshi, a remote village with one school and a historic monastery. —Contributing Photographer Peter McBride