xalicia: Calligraphers in Lijiang
xalicia: Hiking Mingyong glacier 明永冰川
xalicia: Hot yak butter tea to fortify against sleeping without indoor heating (at least there are electric blankets)
xalicia: Can't have too many Tibetan prayer flags
xalicia: 松赞林寺 Ganden Sumtseling Monastery (Little Potala Palace)
xalicia: 梅里雪山s mountaintop snow flurries
xalicia: a little windy on the way to see Meili Snow Mountain (Kawa Karpo) the highest peak in Yunnan at 6740m
xalicia: 东川红土地 Dongchuan Red Earth
xalicia: 梅里雪山sunset
xalicia: 昆明花鸟市场 Kunming Flower Bird Market
xalicia: Making new friends on the way
xalicia: Hot noodles at midhike
xalicia: 纳帕海 Napa Lake
xalicia: 虎跳峡 On the way to Tiger Leaping Gorge
xalicia: Took a day riding busses to get here. This place isn't even in Lonely Planet (yet)
xalicia: 莲花寺 a grueling 8km hike at 3400m altitude
xalicia: 东川红土地 Dongchuan Red Earth
xalicia: 东川红土地 Dongchuan Red Earth
xalicia: 明永冰川 Mingyong glacier lowest glacier in the world
xalicia: 日照金山 the long awaited golden sunrise at Kawa Karpo, one of Tibetans' most revered peaks that has never been climbed