{"id":512,"date":"2013-06-20T18:16:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:11:09","slug":"june-5-7-sindhupalchok-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/june-5-7-sindhupalchok-in-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"June 5-7 Sindhupalchok in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently paid a visit to Thangpalkot village in Sindhupalchok, where the school I am <a title=\"Education is Freedom - Nepal\" href=\"http:\/\/startsomegood.com\/edufreeNepal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraising<\/a> for is located. This is a follow-up to the <a title=\"June 5-7 Sindhupalchok Visit\" href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/june-5-7-sindhupalchok-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post about the visit<\/a>. Click on the thumbnails to view the original photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7114.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7114-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Eroded Road\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7114-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7114.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 1. The road to nowhere. The eroded section of the road on June 5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7115.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7115-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Eroded section of the road\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7115-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7115.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 2. The road to nowhere. The eroded section of the road on June 5 from the other direction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7116.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7116-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 3. The hillside where the bus ran off the road. You can see the bus smack in the middle of the photo.\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7116-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7116.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 3. The hillside where the bus ran off the road. You can barely see the bus smack in the middle of the photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7121.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7121-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 4. View from where the bus ran off the road. The is slight to the left of the center.\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7121.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 4. View from where the bus ran off the road. You can see the bus slightly to the left of the center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7141.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7141-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7141-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7141.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 5. Fishing for dinner in the tranquil school pond under the watchful gaze of the serene green hills and cloud-covered mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7155-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Baby sitting\" class=\"wp-image-518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7155-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7155.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 6. &#8220;Baby sitting.&#8221; Almost a right-of-passage for older siblings in poor families in Nepal. I myself carried pretty much every one of my four younger brothers like that.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7163.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7163-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Raithane School Building\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7163-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7163.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 7. Raithane School building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7174.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7174-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Plaque.\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7174-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7174.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 8. Details of the benefactors of the primary school building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7175.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7175-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ridge view.\" class=\"wp-image-521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7175-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7175.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 9. Beautiful view of the ridge-line, looking South from the top of the hill just past Thangpalkot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7177-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The bus\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7177-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7177.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 10. A close up of the bus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7183-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fig. 11. Another shot of the bus.\" class=\"wp-image-523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7183-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7183.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 11. Another shot of the bus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7184.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7184-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Eroded section of the road.\" class=\"wp-image-524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7184-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Thangpalchok-June-5-7-7184.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fig. 12. The state of the eroded section of the road on June 7.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently paid a visit to Thangpalkot village in Sindhupalchok, where the school I am fundraising for is located. This is a follow-up to the post about the visit. 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