Nepal (Part 1): Om Mani Padme Hum
As I'm driving on a busy freeway in Phoenix, Arizona a song plays hypnotically on my car stereo, a single verse, repeated over and over. It's a very popular mantra song I discovered while touring Nepal and stuck with me to this day. It all started in the spring of 2017 when I decided to join a group of enthusiasts on a photography tour of Nepal scheduled for the fall. The trip itinerary promised to take us from the busy streets of Kathmandu to the mountains of Nepal and the w