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  • HORSE PACKING, Horse packer in Ansel Adams Wild. Mts.Ritter & Banner (Sierra)
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  • HORSE PACKING, Sierra Nevada, California. Dave Dohnel leads pack mules and horses in French Canyon, John Muir Wilderness.
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  • While packing up in the rain, A Peruvian arriero blindfolds a half-wild horse to keep it from bucking while he loads it for a hard day on the trail  Cordillera Vilcabamba,Peru.
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  • An ancient horse skull lies in a 2700+ year-old, bronze age  "khirigsuur" burial mound at Ulaan Tolgoi archaeological site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.  The site is associated with mysterious deer stone monuments.
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  • A Thakali horse caravan returns after delivering rice and other goods through the Kali Gandaki gorge, a salt trade route with Tibet.
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  • In Snopa village, north of the Arctic Circle in Russia, a Komi man stands beside his draft horse.
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  • A woman and her horse compete barrel racing at the 2011 Bozeman Stampede in Bozeman, Montana.
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  • A woman and her horse compete barrel racing at the 2011 Bozeman Stampede in Bozeman, Montana.
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  • A bronco rider gets bucked off his horse at the 2011 Bozeman Stampede in Bozeman, Montana.
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  • A bronco rider gets bucked off his horse at the 2011 Bozeman Stampede in Bozeman, Montana.
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  • A member of a  National Geographic archaeology expedition rides his horse below the Pumasilla (Puma's Claws) peaks above Quebrada Moyoc, a deep valley in  Peru's Cordillera Vilcabamba mountains.
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  • An offering of a prized horse skull and a vodka bottle sit on a rock near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor, in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley.  Offerings like this are a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • An offering of a prized horse skull and a vodka bottle sit on a rock near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor, in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley.  Offerings like this are a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
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  • MONGOLIA. Nick Wiltsie rides horse across stream in Darhad Valley.
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  • A proud father displays a plaque won by his costumed son, who rode bareback and barefoot in a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival near Muren, Mongolia. Victories in these competitions are a source of great family pride. (The medal on the horse is from an earlier race).
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  • MONGOLIA. Young, costumed  riders - some  bareback- after winning a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia. The horse's medals are from earlier races and are a great source of family honor.
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  • A young nomadic herder naps on his horse during a naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia.
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  • Spectators on motorcyles lead children racing bareback on 20km horse race at a naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia.
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  • Smithsonian archaeologist Dr. William Fitzhugh take compass bearing on the orientation of an ancient horse skull in a 2700+ year-old, bronze age  "khirigsuur" burial mound at Ulaan Tolgoi site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.
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  • Mongolian archaeologist Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan ("Bayaraa") unearths ancient horse skull in a 2700+ year-old, bronze age  "khirigsuur" burial mound at Ulaan Tolgoi archaeological site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia., Mongolia., Mongolia.  A deer stone of similar age is in the background.
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  • A horse treads cautiously up ancient, hand carved steps made by the Inca on a trail in Peru's Cordillera Vilcabamba, part of the Andes Mountins near Macchu Picchu.
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  • PERUVIAN ARCHAEOLOGY.  Horse pack train on ancient Inca Trail passes through "halca" grasslands above Unamen village in Peru's Cordillera Central, in upper Amazon headwaters. (Andes Mountains)
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  • A youngster rides a horse Yamblon, Peru.
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  • Senor Richard Rey Cotrima, a village leader in Yamblon, Peru, rears his horse in the village common area.
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  • A horse cart driver and his friend talk at the opening of the Siq, an immense slot canyon leading to the mysterious, carved city of Petra, Jordan.  Behind is part of "The Treasury" building.
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  • A Kyrgiz nomad and his son ride a horse up a sandy moraine below 7719-meter (Mount) Kongur Shanin in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang China.
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  • A Uygur villagers steers his horse cart down a rugged road on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert near Kashagar (Kashi) in Xinjiang Province, China.
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  • A horse paces in a corral by a barn south of Bozeman, Montana.
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  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley.  Offering of a prized horse skull and vodka bottle near an "ovo" monument and ancient petroglyphs above Lake Dood Noor.  This practice is a blend of Tibetan Buddhism, Animism and Shamanism
    MGe 060704-210.jpg
  • A young, costumed  rider poses after winning a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia. The horse's medals are from earlier races and are a great source of family honor. The medals are from his previous victories, during which he rode barefoot and bareback to save weight.
    MGe 060626-108.jpg
  • A father carries young bareback riders on his motorcyle at the finish line of a 20km horse race at a naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia. These Russian and Chinese made machines are a sign of rapid modernization in Mongolia's ancient nomadic culture.
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  • A youngster relaxes on his father's motorcycle after riding bareback in a 20km horse race at a naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia. These Russian and Chinese made machines are a sign of rapid modernization in Mongolia's ancient nomadic culture.
    MGe 060626-102.jpg
  • The Father of a young Naadam racer carries his son and friends on his motorcyle at finish line of 20km horse race at a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-100.jpg
  • Mongolian archaeologist Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan ("Bayaraa") unearths ancient horse skull in a 2700+ year-old, bronze age  "khirigsuur" burial mound at Ulaan Tolgoi archaeological site near Lake Erkhel, north of Muren, Mongolia.
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  • Senor Richard Rey Cotrima, el presidente de la fiesta in Yamblon, Peru, taks with his son who is sitting on a horse.
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  • Horses graze atop a snowy ridge in the Gallatin Valley, Montana.
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  • Horses graze atop a snowy ridge near Bozeman, Montana.
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  • Horses graze atop a snowy ridge near Bozeman, Montana.
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  • Clydesdale horses pull a wagon along a country road near San Gregorio, California.
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  • Clydesdale horses pull a wagon along a country road near San Gregorio, California.
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  • Horses graze on a hillside in the California East Bay Area, near Lafayette.
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  • A Uygar boy rides naked and bareback to test ride horses at the Sunday Market in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China.
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  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine above Lake Dood Noor, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
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  • MONGOLIA. Darhad Valley. "Ovo" shrine above Lake Dood Noor, where travelers leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.
    MGe 060704-218.jpg
  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-217.jpg
  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-216.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. Mongolian herder leads geotourists and their horses across stream in Darhad Valley.
    MGe 060703-013.jpg
  • MONGOLIA. A clan elder (carrying ceremonial, fermented mare's milk) leads young, costumed  winners - some who have ridden bareback- after a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia. The medals on the horses are from earlier races and are a source of great family pride.
    MGe 060626-113.jpg
  • A father tends to his family's horses after his children rode  bareback in a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.  Motorcycles are a sign of changing times.
    MGe 060626-080.jpg
  • A father tends to his family's horses after his costumed children rode  bareback in a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-078.jpg
  • Tourists on horses cross a high bridge over a stream in the Cordillera Central, Amazona District, Peru.
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  • Young riders ride their horses bareback in a traditional naadam race in the Darhad Valley of northern Mongolia.
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  • An "Ovo" shrine lies above Lake Dood Noor,  in northern Mongolia's Darhad Valley. Travelers revere these sites and often leave talismans, such as skulls of prized horses, scarves, money, vodka bottles or religious artifacts. These reflect spiritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, animism and shamanism.  Here, the crutches may be either from someone who was cured from a broken bone, or from someone deceased.
    MGe 060704-216.jpg
  • Young nomadic herders on his horses during a naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-096.jpg
  • A horseman below the Thorang La pass in Nepal's Annapurna region.
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  • Ex-Khampa soldier from Tibet's rebel army in Nepal
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  • A horseman descends a foggy trail through "halka" grasslands.
    PE 2047.jpg
  • Mule caravan ferrying rice and wool in Nepal.
    AN 0518.jpg
  • A horseman descends a muddy trail through "halka" grasslands.
    PE 2132.jpg
  • I guide leads tourists on a horseback ride near Roosevelt Junction in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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  • A bronco rider tries to stay atop his mount at the 2011 Bozeman Stampede in Bozeman, Montana.
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  • A bronco rider tries to stay atop his mount at the 2011 Bozeman Stampede in Bozeman, Montana.
    MTe 110806-133.jpg
  • A stage  coach drivers waits to offer rides to tourists in Virginia City, a ghost town that was once the capital of Montana Territory.
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  • Members of a National Geographic archaeology expedition overlook Cerro Victoris (in shadow), an obscure promontory deep in Peru's rugged Cordillera Vilcabamba, where soon they would find evidence of a long-past Inca commercial center and ceremonial site.
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  • Members of a National Geographic archaeology expedition ride up a steep trail towards Victoria Pass in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, Cuzco District, Andes Mountains.  Behind them is Peru Nevado Sacsarayoc.
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  • Photographer Gordon Wiltsie rides rides a sturdy mule in a fogbank high in the Cordillera Central, Amazonas District, Peru.
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  • Main Street in Bozeman, Montana.
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  • Rural herders and an archaeology team mingle after wrestling matches at a naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia. The winner on right, was one of the archaeologists, much to the locals' dismay.
    MGe 060626-194.jpg
  • Young, costumed riders - some bareback- after a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-090.jpg
  • Nomadic herders tend to their family's stallions after a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-082.jpg
  • Young, costumed bareback riders approach the end of a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass near Muren, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-068.jpg
  • Young, costumed bareback riders approach finish line of a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
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  • Young, costumed bareback riders approach end of a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
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  • Young, costumed bareback riders approach end of a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
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  • MONTOLIAN NAADAM FESTIVAL. Young, costumed bareback riders approach end of a 20km race at a traditional naadam festival on a remote pass in Arbulag Sum, near Muren in Hovsgol Aimag, Mongolia.
    MGe 060626-052.jpg
  • While his guide walks, a member of a National Geographic archaeology expedition rides up a steep trail in the rugged foothills of the Cordillera Vilcabamba in Peru's Andes Mountains.
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  • A pack train for a National Geographic archaeology expedition descends from Choquetecarpo Pass (5100+ meters) in Peru's Cordillera Vilcabamba mountains, en route to Cerro Victoria at the end of the canyon (Quebrada Moyoc).
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  • A pack train for a National Geographic archaeology expedition rests atop Choquetecarpo Pass (5100+ meters) in Peru's Cordillera Vilcabamba mountains..
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  • PERU. Horseman in fog above Mangalpa village in Cordillera Central near Chachapoyas. Andes Mountains.
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  • CHINA, Xinjiang. Khyrgiz nomad rides by Lake Karakul. 7546m Mustagh Ata (Pamir Mountains)
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  • MONGOLIA. Herder guides geotourists across river during horseback ride in Darhad Valley.
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  • Horseman ride a trail in the Kali Gandaki Valley, Nepal
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  • A sign warns against illegally entering a park surrounding the United Nations Building in New York City.
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  • Sculptures decorate a park surrounding the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
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  • The sun sets over a field in the Gallatin Valley near Bozeman, Montana.
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  • The sun sets over a field in the Gallatin Valley near Bozeman, Montana.
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