{"id":151,"date":"2008-08-15T22:49:41","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T03:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/?p=151"},"modified":"2008-08-15T22:49:41","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T03:49:41","slug":"dharamsala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.levinger.net\/josh\/2008\/08\/15\/dharamsala","title":{"rendered":"Dharamsala"},"content":{"rendered":"

James and wanted a break from the Delhi heat, and headed up to the mountains. Dharamsala is the home of the largest Tibetan community outside of Tibet, and has a very different feel from the rest of India. We went on a day hike up to Triund, to see the beginning of the real Himalaya. Despite the monsoon rain, it did clear in the afternoon and the views did not disappoint. Having the mountains appear through the mist only added to the ambiance. On the way down we helped a trail worker replace some large rocks; he said he works only for karma, so I guess we got some too. I still don’t understand the distinctions between the varieties of religions in this part of the world. I guess you are just allowed to have as many gods with as many arms as you please. I don’t really see anything wrong with that. There’s certainly something up here above the clouds.<\/p>\n

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\"Monks<\/a><\/p>\n

Monks nightly vigil<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Triund\"\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Triund<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Macleod<\/a><\/p>\n

Macleod Ganj<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Hiking<\/a><\/p>\n

Hiking in the mist<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Making<\/a><\/p>\n

Making a friend<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Edit: Here is a view of our route on Google Earth. We started at around 6000 feet and went to 9527 over four miles. Not bad for a day hike.<\/p>\n

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