Hiking In The Himalayas Photo-Essay
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
A cairn is a man-made pile of stones to mark a trail. This beautiful example crowns the top of a two-kilometer hike to summit the Gaumukh Glacier.
Focus on this cairn allows hikers to each take a different path over muddy, icy, rocky slumps to reach the same point atop the glacier. From here one overlooks the valley below before continuing further above. |
|
|
|
"Glaciertop Cairn" |
 Slide #25 / 37  |
|