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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... feet long and 30 feet high . Old bear droppings littered the floor , peculiar droppings resembling dried coal tar laced with grass . A few also contained walnut shells and markhor hair , the latter probably scavenged from a dead animal ...
... feet long and 30 feet high . Old bear droppings littered the floor , peculiar droppings resembling dried coal tar laced with grass . A few also contained walnut shells and markhor hair , the latter probably scavenged from a dead animal ...
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... feet , on a level place among stone corrals , I had roamed the hills , climbing high up on the sagebrush slopes until only the silver bulk of Tirich Mir and I had the sky to ourselves . I had meandered up the valley through the flowers ...
... feet , on a level place among stone corrals , I had roamed the hills , climbing high up on the sagebrush slopes until only the silver bulk of Tirich Mir and I had the sky to ourselves . I had meandered up the valley through the flowers ...
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... feet , more than 3,000 feet lower than the Kanga La , and the following morning I wearily contemplate another ascent . Jang - bu and I travel rapidly upward , stopping at the small lake only to deposit some firewood and erect a tent ...
... feet , more than 3,000 feet lower than the Kanga La , and the following morning I wearily contemplate another ascent . Jang - bu and I travel rapidly upward , stopping at the small lake only to deposit some firewood and erect a tent ...
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