GHOREPANI, Nepal >> Dawn's golden light caught the tops of the snowcapped Himalayas and gradually crept downward as the rising sun lit up a sweeping arc of soaring peaks, at once forbidding and starkly beautiful.The stunning vista from the top of Poon Hill -- at 10,475 feet, the highest point of our family's six-day trek in Nepal -- was among many highlights of a "Lord of the Rings"-like adventure through lush forests, terraced fields and traditional villages nestled above plunging valleys.