Photo by Brendan Hoffman hoffmanbrendan / Gudong, Thupthen, and Choezang—each goes by only one name according to local custom—herd their sheep and goats together for the night near their nomad camp along the upper reaches of the Indus River in remote western Tibet. The river, though hard to spot, is the thin blue line cutting across the center of this picture. At this point, mere miles from its source, the Indus is a series of braided channels, each no more than a few feet (meter) wide—narrow enough for me to have leapt across but still important to the survival of these nomads and their herds. As myriad tributaries join, it will develop downstream into one of Asia's major rivers, nearly 2,000 miles from source to sea. This picture was taken in September 2019, shortly before the group packed up and moved downstream to a lower elevation to ride out the unforgiving winter. Follow me hoffmanbrendan for more human stories from around the world. #indusriver #tibet #china Check out Nat Geo'...