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Snaking up to Spiti
... we’d walk back to Kaza which was around 16km and although it was mostly downhill we found it more difficult than we might normally because we were at such high altitude throughout (half the height that aeroplanes cruise at!) It was a lovely way to soak in the landscape around us. Partway through our walk, we came across a group of Tibetan workers having chai and rice on their lunchbreak, sat on the roadside. They insisted we ...
Into the hills for real
... through incredible swithbacks and mud. It is basically a one lane road used by buses and trucks in both directions. Add to this the mist and rain. The drop is impressive and, as you look down, you can see the remains of vehicles who never saw the top. We did. Nothing there except a stoopa sort of thing and a lot of prayer flags. View would probably be magnificent if it wasn't for the mist, rain and driving ...
Saying goodbye to the yellow
... ul> לאחר שריצה קצרה בעייר 14; הבירה של ספיטי, קאזה, ואכיל 92; מרובה, המשכנ 93; בדרכנ 93;. עד סוף ...
Time and Reality
... awareness of the moment... present, present, present... no point holding onto the past... no point worrying about the future... breathe in the moment.... this time is the only time that matters... But wait, is my sense of the present moment the one here in India or there in the States??? Am I waking up or going to bed??? Am I starting my day or ending it??? Which clock is my time here??? Which clock is my time there??? 4 ...
Khajjiar, Dainkund and Kalatope
... beckoned; an immediate walk before it became too dark, was in order. Contrary to what it looks like from afar, these are marshy meadows for the most part, fed by tiny mountain streams. You cannot really run across the grass unless you do not mind wading through slush. Perhaps it dries out completely in the summer. The pond must certainly expand in volume in the rains, given the large number of feeder streams. The best 'dry' walk was along ...


