Fortified village of Jharkot and Nilgiri mountains in the background, near MUKtinath, Nepal

Woman carrying firewood, on the Annapurna circuit trek just west of Jharkot. Easter 2005, Nepal, Asia

The village of Jharkot in the Mustang district in the Himalaya mountains, in Nepal, Asia

Thorung La Pass, Jharkot region, Mustang, Nepal

Trekker at dawn looking out over the old fortified village of Jharkot on the Annapurna circuit trek, the valley below is supposedly the deepest in the world with Annapurna on one side and Dhaulagiri on the other, Nepal, Asia

Dramatic scenery: the remote mountain village of Jharkot set against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains along the popular Jomsom Trail, Jharkot, Nepal, Asia

Snow-covered mountains reflected in a lake near the remote mountain village Jharkot along the popular Jomsom Trail, Jharkot, Nepal, Asia