I’ve said we are traveling in the desert, and that really means desert. Although the sandy, Sahara-like desert only makes up a small portion of the deserts here, they still certainly exist. Here are some phone photos of Galen trying to blend in.
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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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 …