Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 88
... Misgar , five miles away . Lying at 10,000 feet , Misgar is the last village on the old Silk Route before China . It is a large village , containing some eighty huts , and its inhabitants are considered argumentative and devious even by ...
... Misgar , five miles away . Lying at 10,000 feet , Misgar is the last village on the old Silk Route before China . It is a large village , containing some eighty huts , and its inhabitants are considered argumentative and devious even by ...
Page 89
... Misgar people take their four thousand or so sheep and goats to the upland ranges around Kilik Pass , Kourban Khan told me . There on the border , they still trade a little with shepherds from Sinkiang and Afghanistan . However ...
... Misgar people take their four thousand or so sheep and goats to the upland ranges around Kilik Pass , Kourban Khan told me . There on the border , they still trade a little with shepherds from Sinkiang and Afghanistan . However ...
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... Misgar and find us a private jeep . To describe our humble retreat down the Hunza Valley would be monotonous . Suffice it to say that we could not find a mechanic will- ing to retrieve the Land Rover , that Pervez almost tumbled into a ...
... Misgar and find us a private jeep . To describe our humble retreat down the Hunza Valley would be monotonous . Suffice it to say that we could not find a mechanic will- ing to retrieve the Land Rover , that Pervez almost tumbled into a ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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