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Snow has a magical power of transforming the landscape, erasing some patterns and creating new shapes. Yesterday, I walked into South Cottonwood Canyon, near Bozeman, as it was snowing heavily. I [...]

Three weeks ago, I arrived in Bozeman, Montana, where I am spending the winter and maybe more…I am taking a break from Aspen, looking back on what worked and what did not, studying yoga, [...]

As the seasons come and go, I am also going through some changes. This is why you have not heard from me in a while. But I am coming back with photos, words and news… “Change is [...]

On Wednesday August 1, at 5.30pm at the Aspen library, I will show the last trek I organized in Nepal, the Manaslu Balcony trek. It will be about the same as my winter presentation at ACES with a [...]

On Saturday, my hiking friend and I found a spot that seems quite magical high up on the Continental Divide area.  We enjoyed a great moment of contemplation  of this open space looking [...]

Crisp air, good light and no crowd are the perfect ingredients for a great hike and the reasons why I always choose to start early. Safety is another very good reason especially when going high. [...]

Flowers in high alpine terrain are peaking and Saturday was a very flowery day for me.           The Queen’s crown is one of my very [...]

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Tibetan Symposium at the Aspen Institute in 2008.  For me, it is also a great memory of the photo exhibit I mounted at that occasion, which [...]

“Beauty is a sense of totality, or wholeness.” Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche It is how I felt during a wonderful hike up Tabor Creek on Saturday. Hiking in wilderness is indeed connecting [...]

Today, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet turns 83. He is no longer the official head of the government-in-exile of Tibet, but is still very revered in the hearts of Tibetans worldwide. Tirelessly [...]