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A steep hillside road cut through forested Himalayan slopes. Dust rises from a raw, eroded earth embankment where the road has been carved into the mountain. Several people and a vehicle are visible small in the distance along the upper road edge, and dense green shrubs and trees fill the foreground. The scene shows a rugged mountain pass with an unpaved cut-slope road.

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A photograph of a steep, rocky Himalayan hillside cut by an excavated slope of pale dirt and boulders, with dust rising from the lower ground. A small group of roughly five to six people stands at the upper road edge on the left beside a white vehicle, and a single worker is visible on the slope in the centre. Dense green trees grow on the ridge above the cut. The scene shows road-cutting or landslide clearing work on a mountain route.2005-05-25 +1 copiesA steep, eroded hillside on a mountain road in the Himalayas, shown from above. Bare, pale brown soil and loose rock slope down toward a dense mass of boulders and gravel at the bottom. Dark green shrubs and trees cover the upper and right edges of the slope. A narrow dirt track cuts across the middle of the slope, with a few small figures or vehicles barely visible along the upper road at left. A faint purple blurred shape sits in the upper left corner.2005-05-25 +1 copiesJuly 07 20082008-07-07A steep, partly cleared hillside in the Himalayan foothills under a hazy sky, with scrubby green vegetation, bare rocky patches and a dirt track cut across the slope. Terraced hills and scattered pine-like trees fill the background, and a purple roundel with a white symbol sits at lower left. No people are visible in this landscape photograph.2004-06-16A photograph of a winding mountain road cut into a steep, dry hillside in the Himalayan foothills. Dense green trees and shrubs cover the slopes, with a utility pole and power line running above the road. On the left edge of the road, a small group of people in orange and saffron clothing walks along the verge, appearing to be a line of pilgrims or travellers. Clear blue sky stretches across the top of the frame.2005-05-25A steep hillside of exposed brown earth and rock cut by a winding dirt path, dotted with green shrubs and several leafy trees in the foreground. A small figure in dark clothing walks along the upper path, and another small figure stands on the lower slope near a stone retaining wall. Stone walls and a partial stone structure are visible on the right edge. Dense green forest covers the surrounding slopes.2008-07-06Two stacked photographs of a mountain road in the Himalayas. The upper image shows a steep, vegetated rocky cliff with a narrow winding road cut into its face and a small white vehicle far below, under a blue sky. The lower image shows two white minibuses stopped on a wet, debris-strewn road crossing a shallow waterfall that spills over the roadway, with rocks and rubble along the banks and a third bus partly visible at the right edge. No people are clearly visible.2010-09-25A winding paved mountain road cuts through a steep hillside covered in dense green trees and scrubby brush under a clear pale blue sky. A small group of people in bright orange clothing stands or walks at a bend on the road, partly hidden by the trees. A purple flag hangs from a pole on the left slope, and an electricity pylon rises on the right ridge. The terrain is dry and rugged, with terraced fields visible on the far hillside.2005-05-25A steep, densely forested Himalayan valley with a narrow winding dirt road cut into the green hillside. A small white van travels along the upper road, while a lower switchback track zigzags down the slope. A river runs white with rapids through the gorge on the right. Lush trees and grass cover the slopes, and a distant red vehicle is visible at the lower right edge.2008-07-062004-FIRST-HIMALAYAN-YATRAA steep, narrow Himalayan gorge seen from above, with green vegetation covering the slopes on both sides and bare grey rock faces in the upper right. A wide bed of pale grey stones and gravel fills the valley floor, with a small white stream of water running down its left edge. A patch of purple, possibly a cloth or tarp, is visible at the top left. No people are visible in the scene.2005-05-25August 03 20122012-08-03 +1 copies