Mustang - Into the rain shadow  Flights from Pokhara to Jomsom are challenging, especially during the monsoon season. We waited at the airport, but the flight was canceled. The next day, we were about to head out for a 10-hour drive when they announced the plane would depart. Our luggage went on, and we knew the flight was going. The pilot maneuvered between the Annapurna Himal and Dhaulagiri Himal - a fantastic 17-minute flight.  The plane emerged on the dry side of these mountains heading toward the Tibetan Plateau.  After landing at Jomsom, we head northeast to Kagbeni and then north to enter Mustang. To make up for the lost time, we take a jeep to Kagbeni. It is a bumpy ride, and at one point, the road dissolves into muddy chaos mixed with large boulders. This is where the bulldozer conveniently rolls up, and for a fee, will take you and all your belongings to the other side of the torrent where another jeep is waiting. A profi...