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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... darkness engulfed us , and then there was only the sound of wind sweeping along icy mountain flanks and occasionally the ... dark , but late one afternoon I witnessed the event . After watching the goat intently for forty - five minutes ...
... darkness engulfed us , and then there was only the sound of wind sweeping along icy mountain flanks and occasionally the ... dark , but late one afternoon I witnessed the event . After watching the goat intently for forty - five minutes ...
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... dark , our world grew very small , limited to the headlights ' beam . Occasionally , on the sharp turns , the lights carried past the road into the void of the gorge beyond , fleetingly illuminat- ing the walls across the river . Steep ...
... dark , our world grew very small , limited to the headlights ' beam . Occasionally , on the sharp turns , the lights carried past the road into the void of the gorge beyond , fleetingly illuminat- ing the walls across the river . Steep ...
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... dark beast that has pursued me per- sistently over the mountains . The trail follows mostly gaunt slopes covered with spear grass and sagebrush . In midafternoon we arrive at a miserable clutter of huts built into the hillside , the ...
... dark beast that has pursued me per- sistently over the mountains . The trail follows mostly gaunt slopes covered with spear grass and sagebrush . In midafternoon we arrive at a miserable clutter of huts built into the hillside , the ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet females 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 Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain retreat ridge Ringmo river road rock sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone tahr Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young