Jun 22 2010

Were people even around back then?

(Working on a project on Snow Leopards in the Himalayas)

Mom: The Himalayas are really craggy and sharp looking because they’re young mountains.

LR: How old are they?

Mom: Well, they happened when India crashed into Asia. That started happening about 50 million years ago and it’s still happening. The mountains are still growing.

LR: 50 million years? So was that in the 1960′s?

Dhaulagiri Peak