Goat on the Sidewalk, Yaks in the Road
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Martin Hash
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Goat on the Sidewalk, Yaks in the Road
While in Kyrgyzstan, after staying in yurts on a high plateau, the hairpin curve track down the mountainside was so treacherous that we had to walk behind the vehicle. Unfortunately, a large herd of horses was being guided by tribespeople down to winter pastures, and they got ahead of us so the whole 7K walk in the snow was complicated by a minefield of droppings.Once there was a small group of water buffalo galloping on the road in front of our vehicle at 20-25 K/hour for what must have been a mile. And the number of times sheep & goat herds blocking the road, stalling traffic into long lines of cars is numerous.In small towns, livestock is often present but it is still surprising in cities with lots of traffic. None-the-less, in Labrang, China on the Tibetan plateau, long-haired goats & female yaks have free run of town, walking in front of cars, nibbling at pedestrians' groceries, and entering markets at their leisure. However, there were dozens of red-robed monks in the streets too, so maybe a few animals ain't that strange.
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