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Probably our best view

In which our hero climbs some mountains

May 19th 2016
We did some trekking in the Himalayas near Darjeeling recently, which was both refreshing and novel. It is actually cool up in Darjeeling right now, making it a phenomenal refuge from the scorching heat of the rest of Bengal (I suppose that’s why all the British went there in the summers). The mountains feel unlike most mountains in the US. Geologically they are quite new, like the Rockies. They ... 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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