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... trail which first wound up over a cliff and then traced a turbulent stream whose course alternately passed between ... trail obliterated by snow and avalanches . Crossing unstable scree slopes high above the river , I found it ...
... trail which first wound up over a cliff and then traced a turbulent stream whose course alternately passed between ... trail obliterated by snow and avalanches . Crossing unstable scree slopes high above the river , I found it ...
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... trail . We peruse the slopes carefully , knowing the cat is there , perhaps watch- ing us with clear , unblinking eyes , but only a golden eagle quarters the cliffs . Again that night the snow leopard patrols the slopes in search of an ...
... trail . We peruse the slopes carefully , knowing the cat is there , perhaps watch- ing us with clear , unblinking eyes , but only a golden eagle quarters the cliffs . Again that night the snow leopard patrols the slopes in search of an ...
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... trail . The footprints of a vole are there , hurrying across the path , the delicate lines re- sembling a mysterious Tibetan script . Alticola stoliczkanus probably left these signs . It is a fluffy gray and white vole with furry boots ...
... trail . The footprints of a vole are there , hurrying across the path , the delicate lines re- sembling a mysterious Tibetan script . Alticola stoliczkanus probably left these signs . It is a fluffy gray and white vole with furry boots ...
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi blue sheep boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet female forest Gilgit glacier gorge grass Gyaltsen habitat halt head herd hills Himalaya Himalayan tahr Hindu Hindu Kush horns hunting Hunza ibex India Indus Jang-bu Karakoram Karchat Kashmir Khan Kilik Pass kill lama Lapche leave livestock loads look males Marco Polo sheep markhor miles Misgar monastery morning mountains nearby Nepal night Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain ridge Ringmo river road rock route sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young