tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post4806584367956008022..comments2024-03-01T22:24:04.602-08:00Comments on Wanna Buy A Duck: K for KarakaramManzanitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-84154520640116769242012-04-14T01:12:37.109-07:002012-04-14T01:12:37.109-07:00Hi Manzanita .. I'm sure I've seen some of...Hi Manzanita .. I'm sure I've seen some of this on British tv .. is it good to break open the mountains .. and expose the Hunzas to temptation and to modern influences .. I rather wish they'd have left them alone .. the Chinese aren't going to need the Arabian Sea ... but on the other hand they have very dubious ideas of power control ..<br /><br />I must come back and watch .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-43406890227143827072012-04-13T03:44:28.371-07:002012-04-13T03:44:28.371-07:00Zara, As I said, please jump in if you have someth...Zara, As I said, please jump in if you have something to add. You would know first hand and these are only things I glean from books.<br /><br />River : If you needed a guide rope ONLY until you got used to it, you're a better mountain climber than I am.... BY FAR. Just the thought of it scares the heck out of me.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-50490635448046918552012-04-13T00:36:00.263-07:002012-04-13T00:36:00.263-07:00A path only 20 inches wide? Wow. I'd need a gu...A path only 20 inches wide? Wow. I'd need a guide rope against the mountainside to hold onto, just until I got used to it.<br /><br />The highway seems like a good idea, but I'm hoping it won't ruin the Hunza lifestyle too much (or at all).Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-19325296194290013412012-04-12T23:01:28.755-07:002012-04-12T23:01:28.755-07:00What wonderful video you have found, dear Manzi! T...What wonderful video you have found, dear Manzi! The views and scenes so dear to my heart..! <br />This series is such an interesting reading! Thank you!Zara H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15128847742081359028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-44639371638258943552012-04-12T20:19:14.238-07:002012-04-12T20:19:14.238-07:00Jax : Oh my goodness. I was wondering if any peo...Jax : Oh my goodness. I was wondering if any people were killed during the building of that highway.<br /><br />Mimi : Those kids are so adorable. Chubby, happy little one. <br /><br />Al : Just the thought of crossing that, really freaks me out.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-84723187013422783462012-04-12T20:17:36.421-07:002012-04-12T20:17:36.421-07:00Awesome. Utterly awesome. To have the dream, to de...Awesome. Utterly awesome. To have the dream, to develop the design, to do the construction, mile by weary mile. <br /><br />A road for the Chinese; an invasion to the Hunza. Sounds normal in the world of today, even if it is so very sad.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-25310996954857305852012-04-12T19:10:47.407-07:002012-04-12T19:10:47.407-07:00Inger : I can't imagine how they would begin...Inger : I can't imagine how they would begin to build a road... lotsa dynamite, I suppose.<br /><br />Terry : I would like to think "not.' Because they seem to love their land so much and only one son can stay, they may feel it's the place for them to be.<br /><br />Ann : I can't imagine building that wide highway in steep solid rock. And those middle-east countries are the people the US always wants to make war with. <br /><br />Fishducky : Next they will have a Wal-mart and MacDonalds. Hope not.<br /><br />Susan : Could go either way but so far they've pretty much kept to the old way. Sure hope they continue.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-1060164192687977102012-04-12T18:58:41.823-07:002012-04-12T18:58:41.823-07:00Delores : It was kinda long but glad you enjoyed...Delores : It was kinda long but glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Adam : Rightly so and it would afford them great protection. You could see enemies coming from any side.<br /><br />Pat : OMG.... even though I love mountains I get weirded out if I don't feel something secure under my feet. It's like a movie, " Quick ..... walk that log over the river as the natives are shooting poison darts behind us. "<br /><br />Bish : Did you know people in the middle-east decorate their trucks like that? I just recently found out they have big contests. <br /><br />Tracy : Well, I might say, you have missed something, but I won't te he..... I love flat land too, prairies. They are lovely .... and gently rolling hills and living by lakes or a river..... all very nice. The only place I lived where I was totally unhappy was by the ocean.... They are so noisy and all that salt rusts everything.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-28271858152273494482012-04-12T18:44:10.423-07:002012-04-12T18:44:10.423-07:0020 inches of trail flanked by a rock wall on one s...20 inches of trail flanked by a rock wall on one side and an 8,000 foot drop on the other...?<br />Yep, I woulda left 'em alone.<br />Learning a whole lot here!Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-72028170970644421182012-04-12T16:35:17.365-07:002012-04-12T16:35:17.365-07:00That video is breathtaking, captivating! The scene...That video is breathtaking, captivating! The scenery is beautiful, the mountains in particular. Loved the kids on the bench too, same as any other kids!!<br />Thanks for sharing this wonderful information. I don't know if it's good for those people to now have the intrusion of tourists into their lives.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-88120062457947012232012-04-12T15:57:52.097-07:002012-04-12T15:57:52.097-07:00Oh that is amazing! How interesting! I had no id...Oh that is amazing! How interesting! I had no idea something like that existed. It reminds me of when Dumbledore plunged to his supposed death in Lord of The Rings in that tunnel!Jaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942630725082121374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-52147835474357207382012-04-12T11:51:32.737-07:002012-04-12T11:51:32.737-07:00I can't help but wonder if the intrusion of th...I can't help but wonder if the intrusion of the modern world will be a good thing or bad.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-45746269351562399982012-04-12T11:41:08.800-07:002012-04-12T11:41:08.800-07:00The video was both beautiful & fascinating! T...The video was both beautiful & fascinating! The life of the Hunzas WILL cahnge. Progress is not always a good thing!!fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334973392362918928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-56039497695314790662012-04-12T11:13:27.325-07:002012-04-12T11:13:27.325-07:00Another great engineering feat! Wow!! Truly unusua...Another great engineering feat! Wow!! Truly unusual and breath-taking!!<br /><a href="http://annbestblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-47675400913760217802012-04-12T09:43:30.219-07:002012-04-12T09:43:30.219-07:00With a highway allowing them access to the world,....With a highway allowing them access to the world,.. I wonder if their way of life as they knew it is going to change.Eat To Livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851191468716916221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-62168794424099257732012-04-12T09:23:36.286-07:002012-04-12T09:23:36.286-07:00Unbelievable what people can do once they put thei...Unbelievable what people can do once they put their mind to it.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-16167239440084556962012-04-12T07:40:33.830-07:002012-04-12T07:40:33.830-07:00how lovely...I've never lived in a mountainous...how lovely...I've never lived in a mountainous area but they are always so beautiful!<br />:) Great K word!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-47490051995389073022012-04-12T07:40:23.995-07:002012-04-12T07:40:23.995-07:00Breath-taking! I loved those colorful trucks and t...Breath-taking! I loved those colorful trucks and the little children sitting on the bench, kicking their legs, just like all kids do.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-12850766391763767642012-04-12T06:50:44.328-07:002012-04-12T06:50:44.328-07:00Wow 20 years, that is some dedication to build the...Wow 20 years, that is some dedication to build the road. And that would be quite scary getting up there on such a small ledge with a death drop.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-6117671016191533172012-04-12T06:18:06.987-07:002012-04-12T06:18:06.987-07:00I bet the people who used to live there ages ago l...I bet the people who used to live there ages ago loved the stealth of the location. Very neat placeAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6647852722354804887.post-58679869687638880772012-04-12T05:56:29.095-07:002012-04-12T05:56:29.095-07:00I watched the entire video totally captivated by t...I watched the entire video totally captivated by the mountain ranges and the play of light and shadow over the land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com