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This view looks up the Upper Tsum Valley from the river bed at Burje, in the Tsum Valley, Nepal. Credit: Shari Gearheard (View photo detail.)
"Little Dhawa", the charming 5-year old son of the family that hosted Gearheard and her group in the Tsum Valley, Nepal, made friends with everyone. Credit: Shari Gearheard (View photo detail.)
Prayer flags flutter in the wind just outside the village of Burje, the home base of Gearheard and colleagues during their stay in Tsum Valley, Nepal. Credit: Shari Gearheard (View photo detail.)
Clyde River filmmaker Mike Jaypoody films in the scenic Tsum Valley, Nepal. Credit: Shari Gearheard (View photo detail.)
A local woman spins yarn in Tsum Valley, Nepal. Credit: Shari Gearheard (View photo detail.)