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On four-hour bus ride to Xiahe
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Patterns of terracing on way to Xiahe
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Corn, changing to wheat
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Little "wheat houses," drying the crop
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Arriving in Xiahe, main street ends at Labrang buddhist monastery
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Buddhist monks strolling down main street
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Tibetan woman - or is it Bolivia?? Braids, felt hats and all!
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Xiahe street scene
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Young Tibetan woman, with baby on her back.
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Practicing for the Beijing circus?
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Adrienne less than thrilled over her WonderBread PB&J
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After long ascent - first view of grasslands!
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Hopped out of our hired mini-van to admire
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Goats in the grasslands
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Threatening to rain... but it never does.
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Dramatic cleft in the cliffs ahead
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Arrival at 2000-year old ruins of walled city
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Route to the ramparts on the right
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Peasant village, nestled inside
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From the wall
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Atop the wall...
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Adrienne in standard Chinese garb
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View back to walled town, as we climb
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Looks like a stupa up ahead
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Closer to the escarpment
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The other horizon
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On the trail...
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Up for the adventure
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Fields of wildflowers
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Still looks like a stupa
