Hemis National Park in winter is a place of rare beauty. During our stay there I took these photos of its landscapes, its harsh grandeur, its friendly people and their livestock.
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| Denzel the yak |
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| On our first night a client heard a landslide. It turned out to be the latrine collapsing. |
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| Crossing a frozen river in the Rumbak gorge |
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| Scanning for snow leopards |
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| My tent in the snow |
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| Denzel selfie |
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| Sonam's snow leopard print |
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| The younger Sonam |
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| Chosphel |
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| Konchok |
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| Angchok and Norboo |
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| Konchok searching Rumbak Sumdo |
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| Angchok and a marsh tit |
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| Petroglyphs in the Husing Valley |
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| Latrine repairs in progress |
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| Temporary tent latrine |
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| Iced water. The coldest night this year reached eleven degrees below zero. |
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| A camp dismantled |
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| The older Sonam, an expert snow leopard spotter |
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| How Naturetrekkers celebrate their return to Leh after successful snow leopard watching |
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