{"id":317,"date":"2012-08-03T16:28:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T11:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=317"},"modified":"2012-08-03T16:28:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T11:58:52","slug":"mountains-mcleod-ganj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=317","title":{"rendered":"Mountains &#8211; McLeod Ganj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McLeod Ganj is in Himachal Pradesh in the mountains. Not just any mountains but the Himalayas, the youngest and thus the tallest of the world&#8217;s mountain ranges. The Himalayan mountains around the Kangra district are part of the Dhauladhar range. The tallest of these is just over 5600 meters. These peaks are part of the spectacular scenery around this region.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_320\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-335.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-320\" title=\"Mountain view along the trail leading to McLeod Ganj\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-335-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-335.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-335-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-335-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-335-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mountain view along the trail leading to McLeod Ganj<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This sort of view is what made the walk from Dal Lake to McLeod Ganj such a nice trip.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_319\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-333.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-319\" title=\"Ominous view of mountain above forest\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-333-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-333.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-333-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-333-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-333-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ominous view of mountain above forest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This peak always appeared very spooky whenever it popped into view.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_318\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-329.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-318\" title=\"Mountains above McLeod Ganj\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-329-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-329.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-329-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-329-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/McLeod-Ganj-08-Nov-11-329-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mountains above McLeod Ganj<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This perspective includes a portion of McLeod Ganj with the mountains towering above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLeod Ganj is in Himachal Pradesh in the mountains. Not just any mountains but the Himalayas, the youngest and thus the tallest of the world&#8217;s mountain ranges. 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