DANANG, VIETNAM – When Melanie and I registered last year for a weeklong tour of Bhutan, we promised ourselves we would get into better shape for the expected miles of hiking and the thinner air of the high-altitude environment.
Our starting point (Thimpu) is about a mile and a half above sea level, and the Tiger’s Nest Monastery in the photo above is located at about 10,000 feet.
The tour was described as moderately physical, so we figured we could manage whatever comes up along the way. But it would be nice if we could manage it without having to struggle.
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