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Sudden Change in The Feature of The Earth:
All of sudden if one finds towering mountain in front of him it is amusement how such huge feature can occur in the world. If one is geologist he will think that a place which was named as a Tethys sea and existed million of years back, how it could rise to such an elevation. If he is deeply inquisitive, he may conclude that it is the creation of god, or tectonic upheaval due to isostasy or plate tectonics (when earth presses each other the material in the sea is squeezed and rise) Snow on Top:
Snow line occurs between 3353 ./ in the west to 3963 m in the east whereas on the middle section it goes up to 5487 m. Snow on top as a crown adds grandeur and change of colour from bluish to golden with the rise of sun provides an unique picture of the nature with all sorts of zigsaw teeth features of the mountains. Glaciers:
Naturally most of the people habitat in the world near the stream and hot or temperature climate when one finds show river moving slowly down the hill with all cracks and crevices that too 5 km. in west to 20 km. length in east Nepal provides an unique feature. One can walk on these sugar crystal type snow with caution. Sometimes they are soft like cotton and fine and if one puts foot inside it, one can sink upto the waist. It is pleasant to walk for a while but is dangerous when ones foot may be trapped inside the two stone-boulders and finally break, with multiple fractures.
Hanging Valleys:
All of a sudden a snow valley is found like hanging in the air this gives pecularities of nature. From a distance sometime, Begrschund, Neve and transverse and longitudinal crevasses are also seen. Lakes:
Glacial lakes, with their crystal clear water which gives sense of even of the depth formed from the cories or dumping up of mountains. Water is seen at various places where glacier starts melting. Some glaciers are large and other have small dimensions. Glaciers Debris and Moraines:
Near the glacier, debris are found in different shape of rock pieces which are not properly yet. While walking it is tumbling. Sometimes unbalanced and likely to cause fracture in the foot, while walking. Vegetation:
Vegetation is found upto 3658 m but all in the dwarf from (Rhododendron and pine become small i.e. 1 meter high) and above this elevation only grass grows in the summer. Shepherd:
Shepherd are found in the rainy season with their Yak and Sheep in this region. They erect their huts and keep animal watch dog (Nepali Bhote Kukur). Birds and Animals:
Chyakura, lopophore (Danphe) are the colorful birds of the Himalayas and even wild sheep are found in the Dolpo Valley and many animals in other places. People Habitat:
People permanently live unto 3050 m. with their flat roof house of low height. One’s front yard is sometimes another roof and it is pleasing to see, their community living and the colourful dresses. Geomorphology:
Geomorphology is peculiar of these areas i.e. steep cliff is found side by side with deep gorge 5792 m. at Kaligandaki. Sometimes flat terraces on the river bank, the narrow gorge at many places (its depth can be imagined that it takes complete day to get down and climb the other side and in the whole day distance of 3 km. horizontal is covered). The terrain is virtually 45 degree steep and sometimes 90 degree. In peaks only rock are found and peak show all possible shape triangle conical pyramidal, irregular. Deep snow is in the depression or thin snow in the steep slopes. Moraines in the foot part of the mountains. Rocks vary mostly limestone (white, yellow colored on the top) and gneiss and schist of white to black at the base. Most of snow covered peaks of the range forms arc either facing Tibet China or midland of Nepal. Kanchanjunga himal which consists Kanchanjunga, Janak Umbek makes one arc tightly facing the concave surface toward south west. Rolwaling and Mahalangur himal makes two arcs. Rolwaling arc faces toward Tibet and Mahalangur ( the Everest group) faces towards south. Ganesh himal and Jugal himal also follow the two arcs system. Ganesh faces towards Tibet and Jugal faces Kathmandu. Mukut and Damodar himal make two north-south walls to confine Mustang Muktinath and in the south Annapurna himal makes more than half circle and the center of circle being Manang. In the far west of Nepal, two parallel ranges start. The northern range is nearly straight Chandi-Gorakh, kanti-Gautam and the second range 60 km. south to the first Byas-Rikhi himal, Saipal and Sisne (Kanjroba Patrasi). Sisne and Kanjroba makes south facing arc Patrisi himal joins arc at 45 degree exactly in the center Byass-Rikhi himal makes cross right angle ranges north-south and east and west. Many swinging arcs and north south chambers in the Mustang and right angle feature like parallel E-W ranges in the far west are interesting.
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