Part 62 - Weather and route notes: Tangdong to Lubong, Feb 19–23

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SUMMARY:
Daily weather notes for 19–23 Feb are followed by a detailed route from Tangdong to Lubong via Domuong, Pemadem, and Chashing Dingka, with altitude and terrain described. Photographic and field notes mention a headman of lower Tangdong, a Poba girl talking to Betty, panoramas from Karma La toward Namcha Barwa and Gyala Peri, and bird observations at Lubong.

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19th Feb. Cloudy all day. Rained pretty hard most of the night. Snow low.
20th Feb. Most of day. A little rain at night. Clearing.
21st - Cloud at night. Clearing.
22nd - Bright and cloudless. Min temp 21-22° = 26°F. Perfect day. Altitude 7500'
23rd - " " . Clouding towards evening.

Tangdong to Lubong 5 1/2 m. Path gradually down at first, then steeper to m 1 1/2 where it gets close to river and a 'zhing' (cane bridge) goes over the river. Above this on L bank high up is village of DOMUONG. Thence almost level to m 3, with sheer high cliffs on R bank to village (5 houses) of PEMADEM. Path remains easy and more or less level through open forest, rising at end, to a shepherd's hut called Chashing Dingka, at m 4 1/2. Thence ascent straight up hillside, exceedingly steep for one mile to village of Lubong at m 5 1/2. 6 Houses. Considerable cultivation, cattle there.

Kodachrome 14.
Headman of lower Tangdong. 20/2 wearing Goral skin.
-- Loto, look up Tsangpo from below Tangdong.
-- Poba girl talking to Betty.
Upstream from Karma La. Pan from snow hills down to green river.
Namcha Barwa & Gyala Peri from Karma La.
Pan from Gyala Peri & peaks to westward from close below Karma La.
near Tana La. early morning // of 23/2.

(2) ? ? Iris red brown. Bill pinkish horn. Feet yellowish green. Lubong 21/2 7000'
(3) ♂ Wren Brown Dark horn. Brown - - -
(4) ♀ Sunya Pale brown UM horn. LM pink horn. v pale pinkish brown. - - -