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Trek, Ura to Panbang

Our Horses and Horse-men On 24 th November, 2011 a group of enthusiast, I may be included, hopped in the car at 4.00 AM excited about the up-coming hike. We were equipped with GPS, Cameras, Tree Borer and a Butterfly net. By 7.00 AM we reached Khandopang (3399 mtrs of elevation) and met our horses and horse-man. Expecting chilly I was in my long under-wear, sweater and a jacket, which I obviously had to shed after hiking (losing elevation drastically) for couple of hours. Sometime I like to be in Uniform: Rafting An Elephant Ride The first day of the hike was a test of our ability to withstand the tough terrain and strength of our leg and ligaments. Our objective was to reach Thek-pa-leng from Khandopang, but our energy, leg, ligaments all seemed not cooperating with us which made us to camp in Murgang. Murgang is at an elevation of 1814 mtrs and is by the bank of downstream Chamkhar chhu which flows from Chamkhar, Bumthang. It is this first day of the hike which proved to