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Yak ‘Beauty’ and a Switch – Mountains’ Tales
We awake with a shudder to mountain cold and the realization that something has changed overnight regarding our ‘team’. Clear air with a hint of blue in the sky as dawn gives way to day waits…. while by the fire … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient nomadic salt route, buddhism, Caravan, China travel, circumambulation, Darde Lhatso pass, Expedition, exploration, Golog, Golok, Himalayan Trade, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Mountain, Nomad, nomadic hair, Nomads, Qinghai, sacred mountains, sacred mountains of Tibet, sacred snow mountain, Salt, tibet travel, Tibetan, tibetan trade route, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Trek, Tsalam, Yak
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Further, Higher
We have moved further southwest near Da Re (Darlag), from Maqen towards the badland-borders with Sichuan province, less than one hundred kilometres from Serthar. We’ve arrived to a town that sits squeezed along the Yellow River wedged in between auburn … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient nomadic salt route, caterpillar fungus, Da Re, Darlag, Golog, Golok, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, Nomads, Qinghai, sacred mountains, Salt Road, Serthar, Tsalam, Yellow River
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