THE PLAINS AND DESERTS

Every time I blinked on this trip the scenery changed.  These are just a few pictures from various places along the route that we took.

Along the shores of Qinghai Lake, China's largest lake, were huge fields of rapeseed.  Every couple of hundred meters along side the road were the homes of beekeepers.  They lived in tents and sold their honey and pollen to survive.

Below is a picture of the eastern end of Qinghai Lake, which by the way was slightly salty.  I tasted it too.

DIRECT LINKS TO PAGES:
ENTER THE DRAGON
WHEN IN BEIJING
THE REALLY BIG WALL OF CHINA
THIS AIN'T NO WINTER PALACE
TIAN'ANMEN SQUARE
MOVING WEST AND THE KUMBUM MONASTERY
OH YEAH.  WORK.
WHAT WE DID
IF THE ROADS DON'T KILL YOU...
THE MOUNTAINS
A STOP ALONG THE SILK ROAD
THE PLAINS AND DESERTS
THE PEOPLE
TIME TO GO HOME

2006-Jul-31