Solu Khumbu | Ferns in the Monsoon

The trail between Surkhe and Paiyan - monsoon forests

I was back in the Solu Khumbu in June 2018 to photograph the Dumji Festival of the sherpas in Namche and Khumjung.
But due to the cancellation of the Lukla flights due to bad weather on both the onward and return journeys, I had to walk in and out from Phaplu, something  I had last done in 2013.
Though the mountains were obscured by clouds for most of the visit, the ferns and foliage in the monsoon made the walk worthwhile.

Here are some photographs from the forests between Lukla and Phaplu: