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Blizzard of Yaks

Yaks never cease to amaze me. The wind was wicked. The snow stinging. The yaks all acted like it was any other day, except to shake off the snow every now and then.

Good Friends and Yaks

Hey anyone/everyone that loves Yaks.

I really have no idea of what to blog about. I can tell you that in the grunge of a recession and mire of my business reality, yaks continue to lead me in the right direction. My family had the opportunity to take “a road like Black Bear Road” last weekend [...]

Interview – Milking a Yak

An interesting video demonstrating the milking of a yak. Seems a bit of a roadside attraction but yurt is cool!

Punching Yaks and Sour Butter

They make the women tough round here.
I kid you not, we saw one punch a yak, full in the face.
I guess the yak wasn’t doing what it was told. And it didn’t seem to take too much notice of the punch either.
We got the impression it probably happened on a fairly regular basis.
The female yak-herder just clenched her fist and pow! She gave the animal one, right on its nose.