Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
Every hundred miles Paul Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. TEST 2
One hundred eleven degrees Fahrenheit.
A chiming of collared doves. A furnace wind. Gray shade vibrating beneath a khejri tree. Rajasthani cowherds brought us a bucket of water. The women stood off, draped completely in red, and when you looked again they were gone.
A wraparound soundscape at this Milestone
This Milestone’s location on a map
Photos of the ground under Paul’s feet and the sky above at this Milestone
A brief question and answer with the first person Paul meets at this Milestone
Bajrang Rajput
Farmhand, age 18
Who are you?
I am Rajinder’s brother.
Where are you from?
I live nearby, in Raipura village.
Where are you going?
I’m going to the fields. They look dry. But we grow guar beans, millet, peanuts, wheat, sesame. It’s a good life. This is our life. I like it.
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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