Dust and Yak stuff on my hiking boots

We started by following this beautiful valley, Rhododendrons are in bloom and the roar of the river is below. We encounter frequent stupas with mantras carved on stone tablets. One must take the path to the left we are told. Initially we had to return and walk clockwise around the stupas. Later, we caught Indra, one of our porters, taking a quick shortcut once or twice. But seriously, no one wished to have bad karma when starting this sort of adventure.