(To visit a more elaborate photo gallery from this trip, please visit: http://web.mac.com/zangthal/iWeb/Site/Darlag%20Trip.html) The Colorful Grasslands and Rough and Ready Cowboys Last week I headed with Holly, Anne (Belgium), and Angela (US), back down to Darlag for festivals and consecration ceremonies at Traling Gompa. At last - the weather is warm, the wild flowers are in bloom, and the mountains are covered with a rich carpet of green. This is the time of year that Golok is famous for. Since Holly and the others were headed further south after the ceremonies, they rented a luxurious Land Cruiser and hired a driver and translator. We landed in Darlag on Sunday evening, settling in at Ama and Apa’s house. I was delighted to see them again! Now that yartsa season has officially ended, t
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