After a quick trip down the Seti and Maudi Khola we packed up for a few days and planned on hitting the Modi Khola and Kali Gandakni back to back. First stop Modi Khola. We split Pokrha and took a cab out to to Lumle where we found some porters to carry our boats. It certainly is worth every penny not having to lug your kayak around.
Walking boats march their way across a small swing bridge on the way to New Bridge our put in on the Modi. 
All along the way villagers have carved out small terraces to grow rice lintels and season vegetables such as potatoes and spinach. The Modi Khola is a Tea House Run. You can stay in a small guest house for a $1.15 a night an have someone cook you dinner and breakfast. It is certainly an easy way to do an overnighter. You dont even have to carry a sleeping bag.
Will Following the leader hiking towards New Bridge with Annapurna III (7555 meters) in the background.
We stayed at this young ladies house. You can see hygiene is important here she is making sure her toe nails are clean before cooking us a delious meal of Dal Bhat for Dinner. Dal Bhat is the national dish of Nepal. It consist of rice, lintel soup, potato curry, and sometimes spinach.
Sunset from our guest house on Annapurna III. One of the mountains just to the east is called Annapurna IV not to be confused with Annapurna I to the west. The weird thing is Annapurna II is further to the east then IV. Anyhow look a pretty picture of a big mountain and a tree. Ahh
Yup pretty much the same thing even the same person. (photo Will Stublefield)
Cooper lining it up in order to punch through a sticky hole (photo Will Stublefield).
I had run the Modi Khola over the years twice before. The first time was low and in Late Nov. The second time was late mid october and it was fairly high. Being mid Nov I assumed it would be an in between flow. As soon as wqe got on the water I realized Nepal was having similar flows to India. The rivers of Nepal were still high for this time of year after the huge monsoon rains.
Yup pretty much the same thing even the same person. (photo Will Stublefield)
Look mom there is me. This is before i got tooled in the hole. (photo Will Stublefield)
Cooper boofing the weird one just past Old Bridge.
The run out below Birethanti is still good fun we paddled down to the dam and jumped on a bus for Beni and The Powerful Kali Gandakni.
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Just wanted to say THANKS for these posts. Coop's sis here - reporting that my roommate definitely thinks I'm even crazier than before with all of the times I'm laughing out loud or exclaiming "whoa!" or "oh, sweeet!" to myself sitting plugged into the internet router...Beautiful photos, fantastic stories, keep them coming!
-Annie
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