A Walk Above Yongphula
On our last full day together, Shauna, Julian, Maureen, John, Scott and I went for a hike on the ridge above Yongphula. As it takes an hour just to get to Yongphula from our house, the six of us squished into a car and hitched a ride there, walked across the newly constructed runway of the yet-to-be-opened Yongphula Airport, and into the mist and woods. Weather-wise it wasn’t the best day to be high, but we still had a great day.
After we had turned around to make the journey back home, our group ran into a group of zoes.
A zoe is an animal that’s half cow and half yak.
While the animals themselves were fun to walk amongst, what really grabbed our attention was one of the individuals who were herding the zoes. Armed with a large knife and a rope, as agile and quick as a monkey, the young man climbed up a tree,
higher
and higher,
in order to cut down certain leaves for the zoes to feed on.
After watching the man for a good 45 minutes, we continued our walk back to Kanglung through the forest and noticed other tall trees that have been trimmed of their high branches.
After we had turned around to make the journey back home, our group ran into a group of zoes.
A zoe is an animal that’s half cow and half yak. 
While the animals themselves were fun to walk amongst, what really grabbed our attention was one of the individuals who were herding the zoes. Armed with a large knife and a rope, as agile and quick as a monkey, the young man climbed up a tree,
higher 
and higher,
in order to cut down certain leaves for the zoes to feed on. 
After watching the man for a good 45 minutes, we continued our walk back to Kanglung through the forest and noticed other tall trees that have been trimmed of their high branches.
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