When we had been at the Mogao Caves the day before, a light breeze whisked through the leaves of the trees planted beside the caves. The next day, though, as we were walking into the desert to find a campsite, the wind whipped across the desert hills. Storming out of the red mountains that face …
When we came up on the Crescent Lake, Galen’s disappointment was palpable. Hordes of Chinese tourists in bright orange sand boots milled about. Galen took a few pictures and then shrugged. He asked me to get a video of him being disappointed. I was more prepared. I have walked into too many Chinese tourist traps. …
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As I mentioned in Part I of Cutest Animals along the Silk Road, Sunday is the slowest day for the blog, so, just to try to have a little fun, I’ve decided to just throw a post up with photos of cute animals that we have seen here along the Silk Road.
Dunhuang is the Silk Road par excellence. From Xian to here, the route of the Silk Road is clear, running west-northwest. Other than the side trip we took to Xining, along a route that was sometimes used when the main Silk Road was too dangerous, there is really only one way to go along the …
Galen put together a great video of some of our time with Lily’s family in Drink Horse One Army: Don’t miss a single video from our adventure. Click the red Youtube button below to subscribe!
Make sure to read the previous posts: here is the first, the second and the third post. These three posts will give the background necessary to understand this sad post, the final in the series of post at Lily’s house in Drink Horse One Army. On our first evening in the village, Lily’s father took …
Make sure to check out Part I and Part II before reading this post. Lily’s mother was waiting for us in the basketball court as Mr. Gao’s van pulled up. She was well dressed for a middle-aged village woman, wearing tight pants, high heels and pearls. I greeted her warmly, and she welcomed us into …
As many of you know, I am married to a veterinarian. As I travel along the Silk Road, I have tried to send my wife photos of some of the animals we encounter. Since Sunday is our slowest day as far as clicks go, I’ve decided to throw up some photos just for fun. So, …
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I am happy to announce that Galen and I are far away from Yumen, the city near Drink Horse One Army, featured in this post and this post and to be featured in two more posts. We are happy about this because, if we were there, we might not be making our flights back to …
Make sure to check out Part I of this story. We arrived in Yumen, Jade Gate, a tiny Silk Road town that, like so many places in China, had no vestiges of its history remaining. I called the number Lily had given us, and, a few minutes later, Mr. Gao appeared with his van. We …