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 120
... wild goat , and I returned there four more times in 1973 and 1974 . The bloody sun of morning finds me scanning the plateau for wild goat . The sky is yellow with sand , and sharp gusts of wind still ham- mer my body . Finally , far ...
... wild goat , and I returned there four more times in 1973 and 1974 . The bloody sun of morning finds me scanning the plateau for wild goat . The sky is yellow with sand , and sharp gusts of wind still ham- mer my body . Finally , far ...
Page 135
... wild goat , rather than of markhor , except that the terminal half of each horn was twisted inward in an incipient spiral . Each horn had a sharp keel in front , rather than in back as in markhor , and in cross section , too , it ...
... wild goat , rather than of markhor , except that the terminal half of each horn was twisted inward in an incipient spiral . Each horn had a sharp keel in front , rather than in back as in markhor , and in cross section , too , it ...
Page 242
... wild spaces often produce fear ; they seemingly threaten to crush and swallow a wanderer . But I know that mountains are not only wild , that we find in them what we seek , be it peace or violence , beauty or terror . Resting tranquilly ...
... wild spaces often produce fear ; they seemingly threaten to crush and swallow a wanderer . But I know that mountains are not only wild , that we find in them what we seek , be it peace or violence , beauty or terror . Resting tranquilly ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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