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Plant and animal species in Nags Head Woods: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 3; A short walk along the trails of the Nature Conservancy gives a spectacular glimpse of the great diversity of this barrier island maritime forest. Nags Head Woods is home to more than 300 species of plants, including eleven species of oak, ten ferns, three...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

The village farmers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5; North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.

Bride walks through street in lacy pink wedding dress and high gloves at Mytho: A young bride walks through the street in a European-style, lacy pink wedding dress at Mytho. A matching pink lace headdress trails from her hair, and long white lace gloves reach her upper arms. The bride lifts up the front flounces of her skirt as she walks...; Format: image/photograph

Courtyard in Latacunga, Ecuador: This stone courtyard has a fountain in the middle surrounded by a pool and walking trails. A colonial building with a decorative archway can be seen in the background. Latacunga is in the highlands of Ecuador. At over 9,000 feet elevation, the town of Latacunga's...; Format: image/photograph

Hiking near the Himalayas: Mules: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Mules and kids: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Carrom board: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Guides sing: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Meeting Sirimaya: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: Nepali radio: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Hiking near the Himalayas: International guesthouse: Trekking in the Himalayas in Nepal is not like trekking on the Appalachian Trail. Nor is it the same as climbing Mount Everest. Most tourists take certain routes, either to Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, or a shorter route along the same trail. The...; Format: audio

Nepalese porters resting: A Nepalese man is resting his load on one of the many resting platforms built along the walking trails in the mountains of Nepal. Resting platforms are important feature of mountain life. Many people provide labor and material to build these platforms as a...; Format: image/photograph

Burros carrying goods: In the mountains of Nepal pack animals such as these burros are used to carry goods down the rocky trails. While animals are still the major means of transporting goods across the mountains of Nepal, air-based transportation and road networks have significantly...; Format: image/photograph

Stone steps: A stones step path winds around the side of a mountain in Nepal. This trail is part of the historical salt trade route that crosses the mountains into Tibet. Although salt is no longer transported along these routes, they are still used to carry herbs and...; Format: image/photograph

Climbing the mountain trails: Three men are climbing uphill along a mountain trail in Nepal. In the middle ground we see a Peepal Tree, which is worshiped by Hindus as a reincarnation of Vishnu, the god of protection. Behind the tree a patch of thatch grass is visible. In the mountains,...; Format: image/photograph

Trekking in Nepal: A stone paved foot trail en route from Naudanda to Birethanti, Nepal. Two tourists and one of their porters are walking up with backpacks slung across their backs. Two women in traditional sari dresses are seen walking ahead. These stone-paved pathways are...; Format: image/photograph

Feet on the move in a western mountain trail in Nepal: En route from Naudanda to Birethanti, a person is climbing barefoot up the mountain trail. Piles of firewood lie on the edge of the path. Life in the mountains involves perpetual climbing up and down along the foot trails. Oftentimes, people walk barefoot,...; Format: image/photograph

Close-up of slate roof: Slates are laid for roofs on two houses. In the mountain regions of Nepal stones are abundant and used for siding and roofing houses as well as paving trails.; Format: image/photograph

Seting stones on the trail: A man is busy setting stone steps on a mountain trail en route from Birethanti to Nayathanti. Climbing the steep hills is not an easy thing to do — and would be even more difficult without stone steps on the trails.; Format: image/photograph

Climbing the trail: A trekker climbs stone steps in the Annapurna foothills. Trekking in the mountain regions of Nepal involves a lot of walking up and down, at times covering several thousand feet in altitude along the way. This particular trek begins in Tirkhedhunga which is...; Format: image/photograph

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