For many travelers, the Himalayas begin with a picture.
A snow-covered peak rising above a remote valley. A line of prayer flags moving in the wind. A mountain trail disappearing into the clouds.
But once travelers arrive,
In the summer of 1704 the court of the Regality of Grant, sitting in Strathspey, issued an order to every able-bodied tenant on the estate. They were to hold themselves ready to attend their laird,