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Songjè and a Sacred Lake – Part l of ll
Bells chime through the wet air and the odd manic high-pitched wail of urging in Tibetan rips over the grassland. Plodding through the pine and spruce are the sagging, deflated bodies of mules lugging packs that dwarf them. Their day … Continue reading
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Tagged animism, Asia Travel, bon religion, Camping, China travel, exploration, Jeff Fuchs, sacred lake, tibet travel, trekking, Trekking in the Himalayas, Wild China, yunnan, Yunnan Travel
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First Steps and a Phalanx of Bodies
In their wonderfully tangible way mountains introduce, stymie and beckon. Heading northwest from Gyalthang (Zhongdian) through rows of brown folds Michael and I drop in altitude into the ‘rongba’ (valley towns) of hot valley floors only to ascend again into … Continue reading
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Tagged bon religion, butter tea, chamdo, circumambulation, Expedition, exploration, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, kawa gebo, Kawa Karpo, kora, Meili Snow Mountain, Michael Kleinwort, Nomads, northwestern yunnan, pilgrims, sacred mountains of Tibet, sacred snow mountain, Trekking in the Himalayas
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Returned from Kawa Karpo Kora
Snow, pilgrims with tireless feet, endless spirit and mountains that one bows to every day…and the odd cup of tea. Posts of the journey upcoming
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Tagged animism, bon religion, buddhism, circumambulation, Deqin, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, kawa gebo, Kawa Karpo, kora, sacred mountains, Snow mountains, Tibet, trekking, yunnan, Yunnan trekking
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