DAILY PHOTO: Drying Oats

Taken on June 15, 2015 in Himachal Pradesh

Taken on June 15, 2015 in Himachal Pradesh

In June, the oat harvest was taking up nearly every square foot of covered space.

DAILY PHOTO: Lotus in the Mountains

Taken on June 11, 2015. Taken by my wife as I'm in the photo.

Taken on June 11, 2015. Taken by my wife as I’m in the photo.

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DAILY PHOTO: Grassy Ridgeline in the Himalayas

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

Taken on June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

DAILY PHOTO: Shimla Rooftop View Featuring Ram Mandir

Taken on June 24, 2015 in Shimla

Taken on June 24, 2015 in Shimla

Ram Mandir is the Hindu temple to the left of the frame.

DAILY PHOTO: Himachal Pradesh Village Shrine

Taken June 14, 2015 in the GHNP Ecozone

Taken June 14, 2015 in the GHNP Ecozone

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DAILY PHOTO: Garden Slugs of McLeodganj

Taken in McLeodganj on June 22, 2015

Taken in McLeodganj on June 22, 2015

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These critters were all over the roads in the McLeodganj / Dharamsala area (Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh.)

DAILY PHOTO: The Blue Elephant of Old Manali

Taken June 16, 2015 in Old Manali

Taken June 16, 2015 in Old Manali

DAILY PHOTO: Tree Lined Bicycle Path in Chandigarh

Taken on June 26, 2015 in Chandigarh

Taken on June 26, 2015 in Chandigarh

DAILY PHOTO: Christ Church of Shimla

Taken on June 24, 2015 in Shimla

Taken on June 24, 2015 in Shimla

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DAILY PHOTO: The Snowy Side of the Mountain

Taken June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP).

Taken June 10, 2015 in Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

The beauty of mountains is that they show so many faces in such little space. We were on a sunny mountainside topped with tufts of dry grass. Then we crossed over a saddle-point on a ridgeline, and this was the new view.