This is a picture of our departure in Wamena. We drove with a four wheel drive from Wamena (1500 meters above sealevel) to Lake Habema in the Snow Mountains (3224 metres above sealevel), by crossing a pass of about 4000 metres above sea-level. Here you can see our car at the market, where we went shopping before hitting the road. And yes, we did hit the road, most often literally... From Habema we explored during eight days the surroundings of Lake Habema, by trekking around with our guide and porters. We camped at three different sites: around the Lake, a little higher at Pondok Tiga (around 3600 metres above sea-level) and down to Yabogima (about 2500 metres above sealevel).
While I was taking apicture of this woman selling vegetables, all of a sudden I saw an old man with a penis gourd, or koteka, showing up on the background of my frame.