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Image from There and Back Again

18k Peak Near Bandarpoonch

18k Peak Near Bandarpoonch

Agora Women

Agora Women

Another View of Mussoorie Town

Another View of Mussoorie Town

Approaching Bandar Poonch Massif

Approaching Bandar Poonch Massif

Bandar Poonch from Mussoorie

Bandar Poonch from Mussoorie

Bandar Poonch Ice Cap & Glacier

Bandar Poonch Ice Cap & Glacier

Bandarpoonch from Darwa Pass

Bandarpoonch from Darwa Pass

Baradari Church Patiala

Baradari Church Patiala

Bharal or Blue Mtn Sheep

Bharal or Blue Mtn Sheep

Blue Swallowtail Butterfly

Blue Swallowtail Butterfly

Brown Trout at Dodital

Brown Trout at Dodital

CityTrain Station Platform

CityTrain Station Platform

Dehra Dun at Night from Landour

Dehra Dun at Night from Landour

Dodital Lake

Dodital Lake

Down the High Angle of BP Ridge

Down the High Angle of BP Ridge

Elephant Defense Spikes

Elephant Defense Spikes

First Patiala House

First Patiala House

Flowers After the Snow 10k feet

Flowers After the Snow 10k feet

Chandalier at Old Moti Bagh

Chandalier at Old Moti Bagh

Great Himalayan Brown Bears

Great Himalayan Brown Bears

Gulli Danda Game

Gulli Danda Game

Hackney Family in '64'

Hackney Family in '64'

Take Off from Oak Grove School

Take Off from Oak Grove School

Hang Gliding Near Delhi

Hang Gliding Near Delhi

Hang Gliding Over Oak Grove School

Hang Gliding Over Oak Grove School

Hang Gliding Over Rajpur

Hang Gliding Over Rajpur

Hanuman Ganga Valley Campsite

Hanuman Ganga Valley Campsite

Hanuman Ganga Valley

Hanuman Ganga Valley

Himalayan Monal Phesant

Himalayan Monal Phesant

Hindu Ascetic on Bed of Nails

Hindu Ascetic on Bed of Nails

Home in Patiala

Home in Patiala

Home in Sight After Summit

Home in Sight After Summit

Hookah Smoking on 'Charpais'

Hookah Smoking on 'Charpais'

Inner Gate at Qilla Mubarak,Patiala

Inner Gate at Qilla Mubarak,Patiala

Inside Meager Village Home

Inside Meager Village Home

Iris at Beean 12k.JPG

Iris at Beean 12k.JPG

Kulri Bazaar in High Season, Mussoorie.jpg

Kulri Bazaar in High Season, Mussoorie.jpg

Lal (Red) Church in Patiala

Lal (Red) Church in Patiala

Landour Bazaar from Clock Tower

Landour Bazaar from Clock Tower

Landour Bazaar in Mussoorie

Landour Bazaar in Mussoorie

Langoor

Langoor

Large Cannon at Qilla Mubarak

Large Cannon at Qilla Mubarak

Lela Bhavan Pool

Lela Bhavan Pool

Maharaja Singh & His Favorite Wives

Maharaja Singh & His Favorite Wives

Maharaja's Personal Train Carriage

Maharaja's Personal Train Carriage

Mark & his brother John in 'Kandi'

Mark & his brother John in 'Kandi'

Mark at Shastra Tal

Mark at Shastra Tal

Mark on Dodital Trail

Mark on Dodital Trail

My Dad Edwin in 'Dandi'

My Dad Edwin in 'Dandi'

Old Moti Bagh Palace Patiala

Old Moti Bagh Palace Patiala

Old Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala

Old Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala

Old Sheran Wala Gate

Old Sheran Wala Gate

Palace & Courtyard at Qilla Mubarak

Palace & Courtyard at Qilla Mubarak

Path to Dodital at 9k ft.

Path to Dodital at 9k ft.

Patiala Bazaar

Patiala Bazaar

Persian Wheel in Punjab

Persian Wheel in Punjab

Persian Wheel Punjab

Persian Wheel Punjab

Persian Wheel

Persian Wheel

Political Map of India

Political Map of India

Relief Map of India

Relief Map of India

Punjabi Village

Punjabi Village

Rajindra Guest Palace

Rajindra Guest Palace

Rhododendron at 10k ft

Rhododendron at 10k ft

Road to Mussoorie

Road to Mussoorie

Sangrur Church Built by Dad

Sangrur Church Built by Dad

Sheesh Mahal at Old Moti Bagh

Sheesh Mahal at Old Moti Bagh

Sirhind Gate, Patiala

Sirhind Gate, Patiala

Sunset Below the Winter Line

Sunset Below the Winter Line

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

The Game of Pittu.jpg

The Game of Pittu.jpg

The Way Forward to BP Summit

The Way Forward to BP Summit

Trail to Dodital at 10k ft

Trail to Dodital at 10k ft

Upper Reaches of Valley of Flowers

Upper Reaches of Valley of Flowers

Vendors at Train Station

Vendors at Train Station

View From  BP Ridge at 17.5k ft

View From BP Ridge at 17.5k ft

Village Elders

Village Elders

Village Flood Damage

Village Flood Damage

Women of Bevara

Women of Bevara

Woodstock Campus an Witches Hill

Woodstock Campus an Witches Hill

Crossing One Log Bridge

Crossing One Log Bridge

Log bridge Crossing Hanuman Ganga

Log bridge Crossing Hanuman Ganga

During our time in India beginning in 1959 we took thousands of photographs and even some home movies. Many were black and white and we have a couple thousand color slides which were used to illustrate the culture and work my father and mother were doing there. Some have been lost or damaged. And many more indelible images are pressed between the pages of my mind which cannot be reproduced (yet), except in word pictures which I try to communicate in the text.

 

Pictures capture in time a myriad of memories many of which are beyond the scope of this book. In publication I narrowed them down to 46. Due to prohibitive costs they could not be published in color for this printing, but they and many more are included in the picture gallery which I hope will add much to your understanding and enjoyment of the book and my experience in India.

Click here for more mountaineering pictures and information about climbing Bandar Poonch!

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