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 10
... trees have the stark look usually associated with desert or arctic wastes . One's main impression is of barren slopes , subdued in hue , surmounted by peaks flinging themselves up into the realm of perpetual snow . The ground is almost ...
... trees have the stark look usually associated with desert or arctic wastes . One's main impression is of barren slopes , subdued in hue , surmounted by peaks flinging themselves up into the realm of perpetual snow . The ground is almost ...
Page 55
... trees . Most trees grew on irrigated land ; glacial streams have been diverted into sluices , and by gravity alone , the water is gently coaxed along a hill's contours to the fields . It was the fruit even more than shade that attracted ...
... trees . Most trees grew on irrigated land ; glacial streams have been diverted into sluices , and by gravity alone , the water is gently coaxed along a hill's contours to the fields . It was the fruit even more than shade that attracted ...
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... trees by ringbarking them . A tree thus slashed soon dies and may then be legally felled . Perhaps some day the hill people of Nepal will also develop an ecological conscience . Leaving the forest behind , the trail climbs steadily to ...
... trees by ringbarking them . A tree thus slashed soon dies and may then be legally felled . Perhaps some day the hill people of Nepal will also develop an ecological conscience . Leaving the forest behind , the trail climbs steadily to ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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