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
A young monk in the Punakha Dzong poses as The Rock, the professional WWF wrestler. Many monks have become familiar with Western culture via access to television. —Contributing Photographer Peter McBride