Sam

001 Yam introducing Tsering to us	002 Tsering offering ashi kata to Marian	003 First glympse of the mighty Yalutzangpo from the bus	004 Yalutzangpo 2	005 First view of Potala from bus (IMG 1257)
006 While in Lhasa, we stayed in the Kyichu Hotel, name after the Happy River which is a tributary to the Yalutzangpo.	007 View of the courtyard at Kyichu Hotel from my room	008 Our group's first get-together	009 The other half of the tour group	010 Yam gave the schedule for the next day and Peter gave his fist lecture
011 Early morning at Jo-kang square	012 A sincere follower	014 Vegetables abound	015 Yak cheese	017 In the Nunnery, nuns gather for their morning studies
018 Study hall at the Nunnery	019 Tea time by the Nunnery in Lhasa	020 The magnificient Potala (IMG 1372)	021 Photo Ops in front of Potala	023 Jo-kang Temple (IMG 1402)
024 Peter in Jo-kang Temple	025 Looking out from the roof of Jo-kang Temple	026 Roof repair in progress	027 A street of many uses	028 Worshiping Tibetan
029 The Potala Palace is a World Heritage site designated by the UNESCO	030 Portala from within compound	031 Buddhist heading into Potala	032 One of the now seldom used routes to Portala	033 Happy to sweep stairs, equally happy to rest
034 Ornate entrence to Potala	035 Eclactic Painting outside of Potala entrence	036 Lhasa from Potala	037 A believing trio	038 Immersed into her own little world!
039 Sera Monastery	040 Strolling through the alleyways of Sera	041 Rooflines of Sera Monastery	042 A painting outside of Sera	043 A deserted alleyway in Sera
044 An old monk stepping out of the Sera Retirement Home	045 A corner in Sera Monastery	046 Entrance to Norbulingka	047 Guide map of Norbuligka	048 Norbuligka's square & main palace
049 Summer Palace	050 Potala at night, from the square	052 A view from the pass to Ganden	053 A local couple worships at the pass to Ganden	054 Prayer flags and heavenward ladders adorn the pass to Ganden
055 Prayer flags adorn hillside near Ganden Monastery	056 Ganden Monastery	057 Mistic stupas near Ganden	058 Looking southwest from Ganden	059 Locals visiting Ganden
060 Firewood for the night	063 Tibet Mountaineering School welcomes Peter & the group	064 Oxygen bottle used by failed British attemp on Everest in the 1920s	065 Stove used in that early attempt	066 First successful assault on the Everest shown in the mountaineering school
067 China's first assent to the Everest in 1960	068 Gift to Peter from the Head of mountaineering school	069 A team of 10 Chinese who completed summiting all 14 peaks above 8000 meters (26,246 feet)	070 training walls in Tibet school	071 At the Tibet Mountaineering School
072 great highways in Tibet	073 Yamdrok Lake	074 Sam's ride at Yamdrok	075 A Tibetan mastiff	076 Tsering & Yam welcome us to the first picnic by Yamdrok
077 No better place for meditation	078 The black-necked crane by the lake using Kregg's lens	079 How we travelled! Heading towards Nindingdzonka (23,593')	080 Sheeps along the road	081 Some peaks along the way to Nindingdzonka
082 Nindingdzonka from Karo La	083 At Karo La (16,432')	084 Stan admiring the Tibet biofuel	086 A crystal shop near Karo glacier	087 A lake view on the way to Gyantse
088 Hotel room in Gyantse	089 Stan & Sam cast long shadows on the street in Gyantse	090 Early morning Gyantse	091 Gyantse Hermitage on the hill	092 Hiking to Gyantse Hermitage
093 An old man welcomes us to the Hermitage	094 Inside the Gyantse Hermitage	095 Another view inside the Gyantse Hermitage	096 Group photo in front of Gyantse Hermitage	097 Continuing on past Gyantse Hermitage
098 Above Gyantse Hermitage	099 A view from the Gyantse Dzong Fortress	100 Cannons guarding the Gyantse Dzong Fortress	101 City of Gyantse from the Dzong Fortress	102 Monument commenmorating unyielding soldiers who committed suicide instead of yielding to the British army
103 Palkhor Chiode complex in plain view from the fortress	104 Milking yak is an early morning happy chore!	105 A young yak contemplating	106 Green fuel & low carbon imprint	107 Yak milking
108 Tibetan mother and daughter	109 Portrait of a Tibetan woman	110 Leslye interacting with locals near Palkhor Chiode	111 Palkhor Chiode	112 Inside the Palkhor Chiode
113 Prayer wheels in the Palkhor Chiode	114 The great stupa in the Palkhor Chiode	115 Ornate scriptures being shown to us	116 Wooden buddahs in the Palkhor Chiode	117 Scripture library
118 Inside the Palkhor Chiode	119 An ornate scripture	120 Painstaking maintenance	121 A new born under care outside of Palkhor Chiode	122 The Red Boy (cf. The Blue Boy in Huntington Library)
123 At the stupa in Palkhor Chiode	124 Local children near the flour mill	125 The Tashilhunpo Monastery	126 Monks in the Tashilhunpo Monastery	127 Inside the Tashilhunpo Monastery
128 An alley in the Tashilhunpo Monastery	129 The heart of the Tashilhunpo Monastery	130 Another alley in the Tashilhunpo Monastery	131 Solar powered stove with a tea pot	132 Map of the Tashilhunpo Monastery
133 Field awaiting harvest	134 Landcruisers heading to the trailhead to Ngor Monastery	135 At the trailhead to Ngor Monastery	136 Trail up the steep hills higher than Mt. Whitney	137 Along the hiking trail
138 From the Chak La Pass at 14,700', one sees the Ngor Monastery in a short distance	139 The Ngor Monastery	140 A view from the Chak La Pass	141 Young trainee monks in Ngor Monastery	142 Tibetan Mastiffs guarding the Ngor Monastery
143 Grandma and granddaughter near Ngor Monastery	144 An Yak in the family yard	145 Chickens in the yard	146 A newborn in the year	147 A cat in the yard
148 An adorned entrance to the residence	149 View from the residence	150 Marian in PAC, demo only!	151 PAC	152 Peter and Yam demonstrating use of PAC
153 Green houses provide fresh vegetables all year round in Tibet	154 Meditation tens and the line	155 An Tibetan working lady	156 Harvesting	157 Children entertain themselves while adults harvest
158 A good herd grazng	159 Mary interacting with local children	160 A shepherd's lair	161 The Lakpa La	162 Hiking above the Lakpa La at 17,000 feet
163 From about 17,500', just above the Lakpa La, this nearby mountain still looks ample high from there	165 A local transport	166 Sunset over the Shekar Guest House where we stayed overnight	167 Pang La near dawn	168 The peak before sunrise
169 Another view of the PEAK	170 The PEAK minutes before sunrise	171 The PEAK welcomes the morning light	172 The PEAK in the sunlight	173 The post office at the basecamp - one of the highest on earth
174 Walking towards the basecamp	175 A couple of mountain goats along the way	176 Look at those horns	177 If you have any questions, ask the boarder guards	178 The border guards salute you
179 The sign at the basecamp requires special permits to proceed further	180 The basecamp, prayer flags, and me	181 Qomolangma in full view!	182 Tsering flies the prayer flags that we all signed	183 A silly proof that I was there
184 One of the 'lodge' at the basecamp	185 Harvesting at Shekar	186 The whole family worked together	187 The convoy heading back to Shigatse	188 Our convoy at one of the check points
189 The Shekar Elementary School	190 Curious children in the Shekar Elementary School	191 The school's construction continues	192 A blackboard in the school The lesson is being practical	193 We were distracting some kids
194 Brand new students being arranged into formation	195 Picnic tents before getting back to Shigatse	196 A young girl looking over our picnic commotion	197 Shigatse to Lhasa via the northern route	198 A great monastery above the river bank
199 Hitchhiking, Tibet style	200 A picturesque valley along the way	201 A happy traveler	202 A shepherd's tent with a modern twist of solar tech	203 Inside the tent with a battery and a radio in plain sight
204 Best camp site with view, fresh air, and no crowd	205 The long climb to Shugu La	206 Heading up to the Shugu La	207 Prayer flags on the Shugu La	208 The last picnic at the paradise
209 One last taste of what our wonderful cooks privide	210 The homestead near the last picnic ground	211 Picnic in paradise	212 Group photo at the last picnic site	213 Avalanches pending
214 Awe aspiring view	215 Geothermal power plant	216 The train on the high 'plain' of Tibet	217 A view of Potala at the dinner feast

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