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Steins in Tibet

Tibet is the reason many of us were drawn to China.  These pictures are from two different trips to Tibet.  Trip to Lhasa and Linzhi in May 2001 and a road trip to Chamdo (well, almost!) in October 2001.

Text Box: --and spread the prayer notes, the faster your pray goes to heaven.  And be heard by God. Text Box: This monk believes that the higher you climb the mountain-- Text Box: A village  border between Lhasa and Sichuan Text Box: Believe it or not this is not black and white picture--

Tibetan Pilgrim
Johkang, 2001.

Another truck accident
Thank goodness we didn't ended up like this truck for passing another vehicle.
       

Military truck accident
Very narrow road

Monastery on the roof

Monks debating
 Lhasa 2001.

Small Monastary
 Bayi, Linzhi, 2001.
       

Rock carving and art
Near Lhasa, 2001.

View from Monastary roof
Bayi, Linzhi, 2001.

Cheech
Lhasa, 2001.

       

Sean
Children's park in front of the Potala palace, 2001.

These pictures are from our October 2001 road trip to Chamdo

A peak on the way to Tibet
 One of many peaks on the road to Tibet.  October 2001.

Tibetan House
 Near Ba Mei, October 2001.

Tibetan Children
 Ta Gong plateau, October 2001.

His and Hers
 Bayi, Linzhi, 2001..

 
       

Near Ba Mei
Moments before we lost our oil pan---

Tibetan Pilgrim
Near Ganze, 2001.

Monks at Ganze Monastary

Glacier-fed lake
 Between Ganze and Dege, 2001.
       

Sichuan - Tibet border
 This is the border crossing. Just a few years ago, this was a military checkpoint. Oct. 2001.

Tibetan Shrine
Along the Sichuan - Tibet Highway, above 5500m. October 2001.

Ganze city limits
October 2001.

Himalayan Pass
 Near Ganze, October 2001.
       

Sheng? Er Shan
On the Sichuan - Tibet highway. This pass was so high our CRV almost couldn't make it because the air was so thin.

Tibetan infant
Inside a Tibetan tent, between Ganze and Seda, Oct. 2001.

Tibetan Nomad
Inside the tent of a Tibetan nomad. Between Ganze and Seda, Oct. 2001.

A Tibetan two seater
Near Lhasa, 2001.
       

Watch towers
In times past, a man's home was his castle.  Near Maerkang, Oct. 2001.

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Ganze Monastary
Ganze, October 2001.

Ganze Monastary
Ganze, October 2001.

Rooftop view
View from monastery roof. Linzhi? 2001.
       
 

Seda Buddhist Colony
 These homes were among those not destroyed in July 2001, October 2001.

Destroyed homes
 These are among the homes destroyed at Seda in July 2001. October 2001