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Out the Window at Chemday

What a view from a monastery!
Monasteries, Palaces, Festivals, and Mountain Bikes

July 27th 2007
There has been no lack of excitement and activity during the past week. As I mentioned in my previous blog, the day after finishing the trek, the same group decided to embark upon a long downhill mountain bike trip on the highest motorable road in the world. The road eventually took us up to the Khardung La Pass at an elevation of 18,380ft. Aside from the frigidly cold air and noticeable lack o ... read more
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Indian Flag The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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