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Map to show where Sikkim is:

Here's a description of a trip to the lake; it's apparently a pretty special place.

Gurudongmar Lake: A Holy Experience

Mind the winds.

1 posted on 10/29/2008 7:48:58 AM PDT by cogitator
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2 posted on 10/29/2008 7:51:17 AM PDT by cogitator
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3 posted on 10/29/2008 7:53:01 AM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins
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Trouble is with places like that, hiking up, you’re full of anticipation and promise.
Then you get there, and it proves to be even more spectacular than you thought! A truly breathtaking and moving experience.
Hiking back down, you end up being some critters dinner.

But at least you get a nice hike out of it!


4 posted on 10/29/2008 7:54:38 AM PDT by djf (I have dimes. Brother, can you spare a dame?)
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Sikkim... didn’t they have an American queen back in the 1960s?


5 posted on 10/29/2008 7:55:25 AM PDT by Poundstone
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Pangong Lake, Leh, India.
 


6 posted on 10/29/2008 8:02:46 AM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins
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Pretty, but after 3 days in Nepal you’ll hardly notice. It’s one of the few places in the world where a view like that can fade into the background.


7 posted on 10/29/2008 8:10:04 AM PDT by tcostell (MOLON LABE - http://freenj.blogspot.com - RadioFree NJ)
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How can anyone see the beauty here and not believe in a Heavenly Host? Wow!


8 posted on 10/29/2008 8:50:22 AM PDT by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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It’s a very pretty lake but I have seen just as pretty here in Alberta. Lake Morrain and Bow Lake in Banff National Park—you can drive to them and then go on a hike; Miniwonka Loop just outside of the town of Banff takes you to totally majestic mountain and lake scenery; and driving through Kananaskis to the Upper Lakes especially on a clear late September day will overwhelm your senses with beauty. The Upper Lake looks a lot like your picture.


9 posted on 10/29/2008 8:55:35 AM PDT by Albertafriend
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Check these out. There is a man in each one of the pics but you my have to hunt for him - which will give you an idea of the stunning size
10 posted on 10/29/2008 4:00:19 PM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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