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Amne Machin – A Rush of White and a Kora
Amye Maqen (Amne Machin, Anye Machin) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amne_Machin), the stout, the muscular, and for much of time, the utterly hidden from the outside world…our first glimpse of it is of a snow capped wonder that appears far closer than it is. There … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient salt road, buddhism, China travel, circumambulation, expedtion, Golog, Golok, Himalayan Trade, Jeff Fuchs, kora, Mado, Mountain, Nam Chu, Nomad, normadic traders, Qinghai, Qinghai travel, Qinghai trekking, sacred mountains, sacred mountains of Tibet, Salt, Tea, tibetan sacred mountains, tibetan trade route, Tibetan trade routes, Tsalam, Xiadawu
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The Jewel of the Heights
At first it is a glimmer, nothing more than a reflection that I think might be there. Shimmering heat already ripples in the morning air blurring my sightlines. Michael’s eyes are creased studying the same spectre that I see…he is … Continue reading
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Tagged Amdo, Amye Maqen, ancient nomadic salt road, ancient salt road, China travel, Gyoring Lake, Jeff Fuchs, Jeff Fuchs expedition, Jiang, Lhasa, Ma Chu, Mado, Madoi, Maduo, Ngachu, Ngoring Lake, Nomads, Qinghai, Qinghai trekking, Salt, Salt lake, Salt Road, Salt Route, Sichuan, Tea Horse Road, Tibetan, Tibetan trade routes, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Trade, Tsa, Tsam Tso, Wild Tibetan Ass, Yak, Yellow River
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