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On 12/5/17, Subash Jeyan, discombobulated, unleashed: >Chaukhamba is indeed impressive And for anyone that doubts this, simply enter 'Chaukhamba' into the Google search field, click on the map box, and zoom out one stage at a time -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, ||

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thanks Ann, glad you liked them. On Thu, 11 May 2017 21:55:09 -0400 ann sanfedele wrote: > Subash - these are lovely - enjoyed the journey very much... > Always interesting how geology unites the world, too.. had you not > specified where you > were there were quite a few

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thank you Eric. i am pretty agnostic but i was quite fascinated by him too. among other things, he has been encouraging the villagers around (the nearest village is about 20km from the ashram) to adopt solar tech. most teachers in the government schools in the district go on long leave because of

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thanks Stan. this particular State in India, Uttarakhand, has some of the 'holiest' hindu piligrimage sites and routes but we see that our treks (our fourth one in the State so far) avoid these routes. the two routes we did this year are not traditional piligrimage routes though a religious

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Subash - these are lovely - enjoyed the journey very much... Always interesting how geology unites the world, too.. had you not specified where you were there were quite a few views that might have been taken in our Rocky Mountain range. good stuff! ann On 5/8/2017 12:13 AM, Subash Jeyan

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> On May 8, 2017, at 12:13 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to unseasonal > and rather heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures, had to revise our > original itinerary slightly but it was all good... :) > > here is a

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> On May 8, 2017, at 12:58 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > The one that actually had the most impact was this: > > > > On first look, I'm thinking wow - okay looks about 50' across or so - > and then you see the figures for scale - and my jaw

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Very nice indeed! This my favorite https://500px.com/photo/211012513/28-jpg-by-subash-jeyan?ctx_page=1=gallery=27168699_id=8427981 a classic mountain scene. I appreciated the captions present on many of photos, did some search on the mountains mentioned. Found a discussion of “traditional

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we (a group of five or six friends from many parts of india) used to organise the earlier simpler treks ourselves. on one such trek we met a 'guide', a person from the area who know the trails inside out. now he organises the treks for us: arranges the mules, the cook, ration etc., for a

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Well, yes. I know which I'd choose. Discussed this earlier today with Mark & Lisa, how exotic for some of us is next door for others. Did you organise this yourselves or was it some sort of regular package tour? B > On 8 May 2017, at 08:50, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > thank

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On 8/5/17, Subash Jeyan, discombobulated, unleashed: >two of the guys had brought their 16-/17-year-old daughters who had >just passed out of high school, it was their first trek but >surprisingly they did better than most of us. more than the altitude, >it was the unseasonal heavy snow and the

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On 8/5/17, Larry, discombobulated, unleashed: >I bet you love asking that question for a change. lol - true! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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thank you Paul. there are no wild horses here. these are horses from nearby villages. the horses are just let loose to roam around in the meadows for a couple of months once the snow thaws... On Mon, 08 May 2017 07:52:27 -0400 Paul Stenquist wrote: > A beautiful and

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thank you. much appreciated On Mon, 8 May 2017 08:23:55 -0400 "Daniel J. Matyola" wrote: > Impressive, in every sense of the word.! > > https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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thanks for looking... On Mon, 8 May 2017 05:06:29 -0700 "Marnie (aka Doe)" wrote: > Interesting. Above the treeline. > >> https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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Impressive, in every sense of the word.! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:13 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > hi, > > spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to unseasonal > and rather heavy snowfall and

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Interesting. Above the treeline. Marnie aka Doe On 5/7/2017 11:51 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Superb. Looks like a great trek, thanks. B On 8 May 2017, at 05:50, Subash Jeyan wrote: hi, spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to unseasonal and rather heavy

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A beautiful and fascinating set. Are wild horses native to the area? Paul via phone > On May 8, 2017, at 4:57 AM, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > generous words Cotty. appreciate it. > > we started from an altitude of about 8000 ft, went down about 600 ft, > and then climbed

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thanks for looking and the nice words Jack. it was a very rewarding trek On Mon, 8 May 2017 02:52:25 -0700 Jack Davis wrote: > Glorious images, of what had to > be a beautifully rewarding trek!! > >> https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek

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Glorious images, of what had to be a beautifully rewarding trek!! J Sent from my iPhone > On May 8, 2017, at 1:32 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > > On 8/5/17, Subash Jeyan, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to

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On May 8, 2017 1:32:34 AM PDT, Steve Cottrell wrote: >On 8/5/17, Subash Jeyan, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >What sort of altitude did you reach, and was it comfortable ? I bet you love asking that question for a change. > >-- > > >Cheers, > Cotty > > >___/\__

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generous words Cotty. appreciate it. we started from an altitude of about 8000 ft, went down about 600 ft, and then climbed non-stop to about 15,500 ft over four days. and then the rest of the trek was in the range of about 10,000-12,000 ft. most of us are runners (joggers)/cyclists, except for

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On 8/5/17, Subash Jeyan, discombobulated, unleashed: >spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to unseasonal >and rather heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures, had to revise our >original itinerary slightly but it was all good... :) > >here is a gallery of about 50 photos

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thank you Mark. let me know when :) On Mon, 08 May 2017 08:50:23 -0400 Mark Roberts wrote: > On Mon, 8 May 2017 09:43:08 +0530, Subash wrote: > > >https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek > > Very enjoyable gallery! > I must do one of

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thanks Larry. it was. On Mon, 08 May 2017 00:38:51 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: > Subash Jeyan wrote: > > thank you Bob. glad you liked them. this was my consolation for > > missing LEL :) > > Seems like a really nice consolation prize. > > Nice photos too. > >>>

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On Mon, 8 May 2017 09:43:08 +0530, Subash wrote: >https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek Very enjoyable gallery! I must do one of those treks one day. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from

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Subash Jeyan wrote: thank you Bob. glad you liked them. this was my consolation for missing LEL :) Seems like a really nice consolation prize. Nice photos too. On Mon, 8 May 2017 06:51:54 + Bob W-PDML wrote: Superb. Looks like a great trek, thanks.

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thank you Alan. On Mon, 8 May 2017 09:07:07 +0200 "Alan C" wrote: > What a trek & the photos to showcase it! Would have loved a chance to > do something like that. > https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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thank you Bob. glad you liked them. this was my consolation for missing LEL :) On Mon, 8 May 2017 06:51:54 + Bob W-PDML wrote: > Superb. Looks like a great trek, thanks. > > https://500px.com/subashjeyan/galleries/roopkund-and-pindari-trek -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

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What a trek & the photos to showcase it! Would have loved a chance to do something like that. Alan C -Original Message- From: Subash Jeyan Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 6:13 AM To: PDML Subject: (large) GESO: another trek in the himalayas hi, spent a glorious two weeks trek

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Superb. Looks like a great trek, thanks. B > On 8 May 2017, at 05:50, Subash Jeyan wrote: > > hi, > > spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to unseasonal > and rather heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures, had to revise our > original itinerary

(large) GESO: another trek in the himalayas

hi, spent a glorious two weeks trekking in the himalayas. due to unseasonal and rather heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures, had to revise our original itinerary slightly but it was all good... :) here is a gallery of about 50 photos (taken with the k10d (?) and the 18-135):