Stones of Silence: Journeys in the Himalaya |
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Page 10
... Usually an area looks desolate only until one sees the details , but here even they seemed forsaken . The area lies beyond the monsoon's influence , and its vegetation belongs to the steppes of Central Asia rather than to the Indian ...
... Usually an area looks desolate only until one sees the details , but here even they seemed forsaken . The area lies beyond the monsoon's influence , and its vegetation belongs to the steppes of Central Asia rather than to the Indian ...
Page 36
... usually worn smooth and rags may be stuffed into holes to protect the inner tubes . Overloaded , overcrowded , the jeeps careen through the moun- tains , under only limited control , for the engine is switched off to save gasoline when ...
... usually worn smooth and rags may be stuffed into holes to protect the inner tubes . Overloaded , overcrowded , the jeeps careen through the moun- tains , under only limited control , for the engine is switched off to save gasoline when ...
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... usually being enough to cause retreat . If not , a horn threat or lunge forces him to flee . Animals can assert themselves aggressively in two ways . In one they do so directly , threatening an opponent overtly or actually attacking him ...
... usually being enough to cause retreat . If not , a horn threat or lunge forces him to flee . Animals can assert themselves aggressively in two ways . In one they do so directly , threatening an opponent overtly or actually attacking him ...
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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