Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... darkness engulfed us , and then there was only the sound of wind sweeping along icy mountain flanks and occasionally the ... dark , but late one afternoon I witnessed the event . After watching the goat intently for forty - five minutes ...
... darkness engulfed us , and then there was only the sound of wind sweeping along icy mountain flanks and occasionally the ... dark , but late one afternoon I witnessed the event . After watching the goat intently for forty - five minutes ...
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... dark beast that has pursued me per- sistently over the mountains . The trail follows mostly gaunt slopes covered with spear grass and sagebrush . In midafternoon we arrive at a miserable clutter of huts built into the hillside , the ...
... dark beast that has pursued me per- sistently over the mountains . The trail follows mostly gaunt slopes covered with spear grass and sagebrush . In midafternoon we arrive at a miserable clutter of huts built into the hillside , the ...
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... dark interior of the lama's residence . We pass first through a storage room filled mainly with sacks of grain ; a wolf hide hangs from a rafter . The lama owns fields in Saldang and these the villagers till and reap for him in exchange ...
... dark interior of the lama's residence . We pass first through a storage room filled mainly with sacks of grain ; a wolf hide hangs from a rafter . The lama owns fields in Saldang and these the villagers till and reap for him in exchange ...
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