Although not a plant post, the Yaks on Jade dragon snow mountain had a big influence on the plants in the area. We usually saw the Yaks between 3800m (12,500 Feet) and 4200m (13,800 Feet) on the mountain usually above the tree line. Although not normally dangerous if we kept our distance there was a few times that they blocked the only route down the mountain. At these times we would either have to wait for them to move on or swing out arms to make them move aside from the path. Most of the Yaks would move when we approached but there was a big bull which would square up to me at times forcing us to back off. One morning when we were camping at 4000m we woke up surrounded by the herd with the bull staring us down, we had to abandon our tent and come back to pack up our things a few hours later once the herd had moved on. The bull is the one with the big curved shoulders. The last photo is of some of the damage caused by the Yaks grazing the local plants.
Gardening at 58 North
Although not a plant post, the Yaks on Jade dragon snow mountain had a big influence on the plants in the area.
We usually saw the Yaks between 3800m (12,500 Feet) and 4200m (13,800 Feet) on the mountain usually above the tree line.
Although not normally dangerous if we kept our distance there was a few times that they blocked the only route down the mountain. At these times we would either have to wait for them to move on or swing out arms to make them move aside from the path. Most of the Yaks would move when we approached but there was a big bull which would square up to me at times forcing us to back off.
One morning when we were camping at 4000m we woke up surrounded by the herd with the bull staring us down, we had to abandon our tent and come back to pack up our things a few hours later once the herd had moved on. The bull is the one with the big curved shoulders.
The last photo is of some of the damage caused by the Yaks grazing the local plants.
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