hiking in langtang valley covered in snow

active altitude areas authentic autumn best border buddhist cold covered culture day delightful devastated earthquake ecosystem effected gompa gompanepal guest guesthouses gumba hiking himalayas homestay houses kathmandu kyangjin kyanjin langtang lives local lower moderate monasteries most mountain mountains national nepal nepalnkyangjin park people practices range rebuilding region relatively rich river route scenic several shorter snow spring summit support sustainable tamang temples their tibetan traditions travel tree trek unique valley velley view village visual walks white yala