I have written a couple of articles since the Nepal earthquake about the aftermath in that country, and have continued to follow it since.
The death toll keeps mounting but for the first time since the earthquake happened, the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, and the relief efforts, took a backseat generally as far as headlines are concerned to the enormous sports day that we had yesterday.
Suddenly, the Nepal earthquake was relegated to second tier news, if you will.
In a society with as short an attention span as the one we live in, this was really just a matter of time, was it not?
Relief efforts continue, however, as do assessment of the full extent of the damage. It will take time, surely, but we are getting a better, clearer picture all of the time as to just how much damage was done.
The latest news has the death count having reach over 7,000, and it is still climbing higher. That, coupled with the heavy rains that are complicating rescue efforts and making life more miserable for those who survived, but are in need of help, have made this already huge tragedy that much worse.
The country will not soon forget this.
Now, here is word of another sad fact to come out of this earthquake: some building and things of historical and cultural, as well as religious, significance have, not surprisingly, been damaged as a result of the quake and the aftermath.
The devastation keeps growing worse from this huge event.
Perhaps this would be a good time to remember that Nepal is a country blessed with some of the most spectacular, breathtaking mountain scenery in the world.
I love mountains. Who doesn't? But lately, I have been very much in the mood to cast eyes once again on striking, snow-clad mountain peaks, which I have not done in a couple of years and (since it was downcast in the Tatras of Poland on the day that we were there), I have not gotten a clear glimpse of soaring, snow-capped mountain peaks since 2001 - the last time that I was in the Pacific Northwest.
So, it seemed fitting to look for a few truly amazing photographs of some of that mountain scenery, in order to better appreciate what Nepal has to offer physically.
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by deadly quake, fate of Nepal
Photo courtesy of Sam Agnew's Flickr Page - Nepal Trip Return Through Chinu IX - https://www.flickr.com/photos/samagnew/13070692694
Photo courtesy of Sam Agnew's Flickr Page - Nepal Trip Return Through Chinu IX - https://www.flickr.com/photos/samagnew/13070692694
Photo courtesy of Sam Agnew's Flickr Page - Nepal Trip Return Through Chinu IX - https://www.flickr.com/photos/samagnew/13070692694
Photo courtesy of Sam Agnew's Flickr Page - Nepal Trip Return Through Chinu IX - https://www.flickr.com/photos/samagnew/13070692694
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