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Lachen - Thangu - Muguthang - 160509


Finnish Rhododendron Society & Friends of Arboretum Mustila
Tour leader Kristian Theqvist, organized by Sikkim Adventure

IMG_1645_Apple_Orchard_Resort_Lachen_2750m_160509 Apple Orchad Resort in Lachen, 2750 m (07:32)
Apple Orchad Resort in Lachen, 2750 m (07:32)
IMG_1651_view_over_Lachen_2750m_160509 View from Apple Orchad Resort in Lachen, 2750 m (07:35)
View from Apple Orchad Resort in Lachen, 2750 m (07:35)
IMG_1655_Lachen-Thangu_3000m_160509 Driving from Lachen to Thangu, 3000 m (08:15)
Driving from Lachen to Thangu, 3000 m (08:15)
IMG_1659_Picea_smithiana_Lachen-Thangu_3000m_160509 Picea smithiana , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:21)
Picea smithiana , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:21)
IMG_1662_Botanizing_Picea_smithiana_Lachen-Thangu_3000m_160509 Botanizing along the road side, Picea smithiana , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:22)
Botanizing along the road side, Picea smithiana , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:22)
IMG_1664_Acer_campbellii_Lachen-Thangu_3000m_160509 Acer campbellii , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:23)
Acer campbellii , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:23)
IMG_1669_Lachen-Thangu_3000m_160509 Driving from Lachen to Thangu, 3000 m (08:29)
Driving from Lachen to Thangu, 3000 m (08:29)
IMG_1672_Viola_wallichiana_Lachen-Thangu_3000m_160509 Viola wallichiana , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:35)
Viola wallichiana , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:35)
IMG_1674_Androsace_geranifolia_Lachen_Thangu_3000m_160509 Androsace geranifolia , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:36)
Androsace geranifolia , Lachen - Thangu 3000 m (08:36)
IMG_1677_on_the_road_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_16050 Driving from Lachen to Thangu, 3100 m (08:55)
Driving from Lachen to Thangu, 3100 m (08:55)
IMG_1682_Arisaema_nepenthoides_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Arisaema nepenthoides , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (08:56)
Arisaema nepenthoides , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (08:56)
IMG_1684_on_the_road_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Road side view, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:03)
Road side view, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:03)
IMG_1685_on_the_road_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Stop for botanizing, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:03)
Stop for botanizing, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:03)
IMG_1690_on_the_road_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Stop for botanizing, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:03)
Stop for botanizing, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:03)
IMG_1687_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Stop for botanizing, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:05)
Stop for botanizing, Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:05)
IMG_1688_Arisaema_nepenthoides_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Arisaema nepenthoides , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:06)
Arisaema nepenthoides , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:06)
IMG_1689_Arisaema_nepenthoides_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Arisaema nepenthoides , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:06)
Arisaema nepenthoides , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:06)
IMG_1693_Rhododendron_arboreum_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Rhododendron arboreum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:13)
Rhododendron arboreum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:13)
IMG_1694_Viburnum_sp_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Viburnum sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:14)
Viburnum sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:14)
IMG_1697_Viburnum_sp_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Viburnum sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:14)
Viburnum sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:14)
IMG_1699_Sorbus_sp_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Sorbus sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:17)
Sorbus sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:17)
IMG_1700_Sorbus_sp_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Sorbus sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:17)
Sorbus sp., Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:17)
IMG_1701_Rhododendron_glaucophyllum_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Rhododendron glaucophyllum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:23)
Rhododendron glaucophyllum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:23)
IMG_1705_Rhododendron_glaucophyllum_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Rhododendron glaucophyllum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:23)
Rhododendron glaucophyllum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:23)
IMG_1708_Rhododendron_glaucophyllum_Lachen-Thangu_3100m_160509 Rhododendron glaucophyllum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:23)
Rhododendron glaucophyllum , Lachen - Thangu 3100 m (09:23)
IMG_1712_Rhododendron_campylocarpum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron campylocarpum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:53)
Rhododendron campylocarpum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:53)
IMG_1713_Rhododendron_campylocarpum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron campylocarpum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:54)
Rhododendron campylocarpum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:54)
IMG_1714_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:55)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:55)
IMG_1715_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:55)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:55)
IMG_1716_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:55)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (09:55)
IMG_1724_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (10:00)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (10:00)
IMG_1726_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (10:01)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (10:01)
IMG_1727_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Lachen-Thangu_3200m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum and Abies densa , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (10:06)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum and Abies densa , Lachen - Thangu 3200 m (10:06)
IMG_1733_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Driving from Thangu up toward Muguthang, 4200 m (11:33)
Driving from Thangu up toward Muguthang, 4200 m (11:33)
IMG_1735_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Driving from Thangu up toward Muguthang, 4200 m (11:33)
Driving from Thangu up toward Muguthang, 4200 m (11:33)
IMG_1736_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Driving from Thangu up toward Muguthang, 4200 m (11:33)
Driving from Thangu up toward Muguthang, 4200 m (11:33)
IMG_1738_Rhododendron_anthopogon_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron anthopogon , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:46)
Rhododendron anthopogon , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:46)
IMG_1739_Rhododendron_anthopogon_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron anthopogon , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:46)
Rhododendron anthopogon , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:46)
IMG_1740_Rhododendron_anthopogon_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron anthopogon , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:46)
Rhododendron anthopogon , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:46)
IMG_1744_Salix_sikkimensis_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Salix sikkimensis , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:48)
Salix sikkimensis , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:48)
IMG_1745_Salix_sikkimensis_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Salix sikkimensis , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:48)
Salix sikkimensis , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:48)
IMG_1746_Rhododendron_wightii_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:55)
Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:55)
IMG_1747_Rhododendron_wightii_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:55)
Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:55)
IMG_1750_Rhododendron_wightii_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:55)
Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:55)
IMG_1751_Rhododendron_aeruginosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:57)
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:57)
IMG_1752_Rhododendron_aeruginosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:57)
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:57)
IMG_1753_Rhododendron_aeruginosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_1605099 Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:57)
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (11:57)
AIMG_1700_Kristian_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509_photo_by_Teemu Me among rhododendrons, suffering a bit from thin air when running from bush to bush, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:00)
Me among rhododendrons, suffering a bit from thin air when running from bush to bush, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:00)
IMG_1758_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Photographing towards the valley where we came, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:01)
Photographing towards the valley where we came, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:01)
IMG_1759_Rhododendron_setosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron setosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:02)
Rhododendron setosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:02)
IMG_1760_Juniperus_sp_and_Rhododendron_setosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Juniperus indica and Rhododendron setosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:02)
Juniperus indica and Rhododendron setosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:02)
IMG_1761_Primula_calderiana_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Primula calderiana , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:07)
Primula calderiana , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:07)
IMG_1762_Primula_calderiana_and_denticulata_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Primula calderiana and denticulata , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:07)
Primula calderiana and denticulata , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:07)
IMG_1763_Primula_calderiana_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Primula calderiana , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:08)
Primula calderiana , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:08)
IMG_1764_Primula_calderiana_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Primula calderiana and denticulata , yak antler on the ground, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:09)
Primula calderiana and denticulata , yak antler on the ground, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:09)
IMG_1765_Rhododendron_wightii_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:11)
Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:11)
IMG_1767_Rhododendron_wightii_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160609 Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:11)
Rhododendron wightii , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:11)
IMG_1774_Group_photo_on_the_road_from_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Group photo of us all, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:35)
Group photo of us all, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:35)
IMG_1775_the_real_yaks_on_the_road_from_Thangu_to_Mugethang_160509 Yaks on the mountain slope, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:49)
Yaks on the mountain slope, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:49)
IMG_1776_the_real_yaks_on_the_road_from_Thangu_to_Mugethang_160509 Yaks, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:50)
Yaks, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:50)
IMG_1777_the_real_yaks_on_the_road_from_Thangu_to_Mugethang_160509 Yak, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:50)
Yak, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:50)
IMG_1778_the_real_yaks_on_the_road_from_Thangu_to_Mugethang_160509 Yaks on the mountain slope, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:50)
Yaks on the mountain slope, Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:50)
IMG_1784_Rhododendron_aeruginosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:58)
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:58)
IMG_1785_Rhododendron_aeruginosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:58)
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:58)
IMG_1786_Rhododendron_aeruginosum_Thangu_to_Muguthang_4200m_160509 Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:58)
Rhododendron campanulatum ssp. aeruginosum , Thangu - Muguthang 4200 m (12:58)
IMG_1793_Rhododendron_wallichii_Thangu_3500m_160509 Rhododendron wallichii , Thangu 3500 m (14:38)
Rhododendron wallichii , Thangu 3500 m (14:38)
IMG_1794_Rhododendron_wallichii_Thangu_3500m_160509 Rhododendron wallichii , Thangu 3500 m (14:38)
Rhododendron wallichii , Thangu 3500 m (14:38)
IMG_1795_Meconopsis_simplicifolia_south_of_Thangu_3500m_stumbled_here_down_the_slope_160509 Meconopsis simplicifolia , south of Thangu 3500 m (14:46)
Meconopsis simplicifolia , south of Thangu 3500 m (14:46)
IMG_1797_Meconopsis_simplicifolia_south_of_Thangu_3500m_160509 Meconopsis simplicifolia , south of Thangu 3500 m (14:46)
Meconopsis simplicifolia , south of Thangu 3500 m (14:46)
IMG_1798_bridge_between_Thangu-Lachen_160509 Bridge over the river, botanizing on the other side, Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:07)
Bridge over the river, botanizing on the other side, Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:07)
IMG_1799_on_the_bridge_between_Thangu-Lachen_160509 View from the bridge toward the north valley, Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:07)
View from the bridge toward the north valley, Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:07)
IMG_1800_on_the_bridge_between_Thangu-Lachen_160509 View from the bridge toward the south valley, Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:07)
View from the bridge toward the south valley, Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:07)
IMG_1801_Salix_sp_Thangu-Lachen_3300m_160509 Salix sp., Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:12)
Salix sp., Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:12)
IMG_1802_Salix_sp_Thangu-Lachen_3300m_160509 Salix sp., Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:12)
Salix sp., Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:12)
IMG_1803_Juniperus_indica_Thangu-Lachen_3300m_160509 Juniperus indica , Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:13)
Juniperus indica , Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:13)
IMG_1804_Juniperus_indica_Thangu-Lachen_3300m_160509 Juniperus indica , Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:13)
Juniperus indica , Thangu - Lachen 3300 m (15:13)
IMG_1806_Clematis_montana_Thangu-Lachen_3100m_160509 Clematis montana , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:12)
Clematis montana , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:12)
IMG_1807_Clematis_montana_Thangu-Lachen_3100m_16050 Clematis montana , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:12)
Clematis montana , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:12)
IMG_1808_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Thangu-Lachen_3100m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:14)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:14)
IMG_1810_Rhododendron_cinnabarinum_Thangu-Lachen_3100m_160509 Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:16)
Rhododendron cinnabarinum , Thangu - Lachen 3100 m (16:16)