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Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith
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Brandon Wilson Adventure Tales

Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith (2005) (edit title/settings)

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Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith is an inspiring true tale of one couple's courage, love, faith and resolve to trek an ancient pilgrim's trail 1000-kilometers across Tibet. This story of human endurance provides an intimate first-hand look at the valiant struggle of the Tibetan ... read more

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YAK BUTTER BLUES: A Tibetan Trek of Faith, an inspiring book of adventure, exposes the raw challenge of traveling
deliberately, one-step-at-a-time on an incredible 650-mile trek across the unforgiving Himalayan plains.

Join this determined couple and Sadhu, their Tibetan horse, as... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

YAK BUTTER BLUES: A Tibetan Trek of Faith, an inspiring book of adventure, exposes the raw challenge of traveling
deliberately, one-step-at-a-time on an incredible 650-mile trek across the unforgiving Himalayan plains.

Join this determined couple and Sadhu, their Tibetan horse, as they set off to attempt to become the first Western couple to trek this ancient trail across the earth's most remote corner.

What begins as an adventure, quickly turns into so much more. Since Tibetans cannot trek this same pilgrim's trail of faith from Lhasa to Kathmandu, they decide to walk it in their place – and prove to the authorities that it can be done without global repercussions.

Their true story is a riveting tale of human endurance. It also provides a candid first-hand look at the lives of the Tibetan families who secreted them into their homes – and at a culture teetering on the edge of extinction.

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  • “Like Henry David Thoreau’s noble quest to “live life deliberately,” deliberate travel forced us to confront each day head-on. By traveling one step at a time, we were exposed and vulnerable. We reveled in the life surrounding us, the gritty beauty others missed by barreling through. And that dogged deliberation made our odyssey across Tibet more special than any we’d ever taken before.”
  • “Often travelers of the road, and of life, are so anxious to get somewhere, that the getting there, the actual journey, takes a back seat to the reward at the end. That wasn’t for us anymore. The ultimate beauty of walking, of “traveling deliberately” one foot in front of the other, was the opportunity to observe and wallow in the minute details of everyday life surrounding us. There was time to share a moment of peoples’ lives, their hopes, their triumphs, their fears, and to truly live the path leading to the destination. It was a blessing. Our lives were reduced to raw essentials.”
  • “Suddenly, a soothing magic surrounded and bathed us. It made us ignore the pain, forget our bodies and ourselves. We shuffled in silent meditation, lost in deep circumspection. Trekking turned transcendental. Strangely enough, the wind, the cold, the height didn’t matter any more. For once, I stopped thinking of my needs, my life. They were as transient as the dust. Feet melded into earth. Breath combined with wind. Pace became a mantra. Heartbeat was one with the earth. My spirit soared free… free as the prayer flags that waved ahead.”

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The wind kicked up again.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Tibet Route Map
Introduction
Chapter I. Never Say “Impossible”
Chapter II. A Hundred Yak Butter Lamps
Chapter III. So Long, Shangri-La
Chapter IV. If Wishes Were Horses
Chapter V. A Crooked Little Finger
Chapter VI. The Road Less Taken
Chapter VII. Showdown In Shigatse
Chapter VIII. Village Of Fear
Chapter IX. Passes And Passages
Chapter X. Keeping The Faith
Chapter XI. Zen Answers
Chapter XII. In Quest Of Mount Everest
Chapter XIII. A Simple Act Of Defiance
Chapter XIV. Words Of Hope
Chapter XV. The Snowy Road To Hell
Chapter XVI. A Bridge To Freedom
Chapter XVII. Ghoda! Ghoda! Ghoda!
Chapter XVIII. Flags Of Solidarity
Epilogue
Afterword
To Become Involved

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This book is in Brandon Wilson Adventure Tales. (publisher series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Brandon Wilson (Author)
  2. Brandon Wilson (Photographer)

Other Contributors:

  1. Ron Carter (Cover Artist)
  2. Pilgrim's Tales, Inc. (Publisher)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Pilgrim's Tales, Inc.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 9780977053667
Page Count: 256 pages with 27 black and white photos and maps

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  • Library of Congress: 2005905469
  • Dewey: 910

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Ages 12+

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