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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Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. an icy wind whipped snow over the surface of the plateau and clouds moved restlessly around the peaks . Except for the wind there was no sound , no life , only emptiness . Usually there is a ...
Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. an icy wind whipped snow over the surface of the plateau and clouds moved restlessly around the peaks . Except for the wind there was no sound , no life , only emptiness . Usually there is a ...
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... wind howls among the crags and defiles , stinging my face with sand . It will now blow throughout the night and into the following morning . In the lee of some boulders I clear away the rock rubble , unroll a thin foam rubber pad and on ...
... wind howls among the crags and defiles , stinging my face with sand . It will now blow throughout the night and into the following morning . In the lee of some boulders I clear away the rock rubble , unroll a thin foam rubber pad and on ...
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... wind increases . And then , just as we despair of finding the route , we hear above us the ringing of bells and the whistling and calling of men , 00-00-00 . Out of the clouds , out of the gray nothingness , evolves a caravan of fifty ...
... wind increases . And then , just as we despair of finding the route , we hear above us the ringing of bells and the whistling and calling of men , 00-00-00 . Out of the clouds , out of the gray nothingness , evolves a caravan of fifty ...
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