Prayer flags & cairns marking the traditional China/Tibet border
at
the Nyima Dawa La (Sun and Moon pass) (11 150 feet)
View to the west from the pass / Herds of yak, dzo & sheep being
driven to summer pastures
Barren countryside (right)
around Lake Tsongon (10 500 feet) (better known by its mongolian name
Kokonor)
It is the largest lake on the Tibetan plateau with an area of 1 700 sq
miles
Tibetan nomad girl in yak wool tent / Sunset at the lake
The en suite facilities at our overnight room (the bath taps were not
connected) / The lake is saltwater
Tibetan lady in her Sunday best / The rape flowers contrast vividly
with the blue waters