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Gauntlet of Sand

Young street vendor multi tasking Why flagging tape often goes astray What is this creature We have a variety of campsites this a disused gas station Tractors with loads of cotton Towering snow capped peaks of the tien shan range Toll booth one of many Three wheeled motor bikes are the work horses of emerging china Taklamakan desert near kashgar Striking camp at dawn Strange vehicles on the highway this belongs to a cotton scavanger Storm approaching on the way to turpan Small town market donkeys and motorbikes share same parking area Snow clad peaks loom in the background Shy cotton picker Sheep upon sheep.. Sgins in 3 languages illustrates the region s diversity Sad cotton scavanger Reaching aksu after rain all dy Rare desert reflections Poplar trees line many highways in china Overturned cotton trailer on one rainy day Old and new side by side Nationalistic chinese traveller on desert highway Muezzin calling from mosque balcony Muslim graveyard Mike with kids at lunch stop Mike and clive have some fun with traffic cop dummy Max on alternative transport Massive cotton factory Magnificent desert formations Luxury in the hotel at korla Luxury in the hotel at korla Louise stewart and clive through oasis in desert Long morning shadows on the pass Loiuse taking a break along the desert highway Local korla cyclist with manon and joan Local colour Load of fallen melons rotting in the desert sun Listen and obey... Leaving kuche the main street Lanterns abound everywherefor chinese national day 1st oct Ladies sort and grade mountains of peppers Knut of flowing locks fame Joost on the sraight and flat 1 Joost attracts the kids Jimmy malone new sectional rider old tda rider Irrigated desert waiting to be planted Into the old town of kuche previously buddhist Hundreds of motorbikes for sale on the other side of the road a flock of sheep Highway sweeper Highway scene Harversting golden corn Grim reminders to drive carefully Gas station attendants fraternizing with fred First double humped bactrian camel Fast downhill into china Even the simplest of homes has a satelite dish Early morning smog in kuche Dusty dawn in the desert Dr joan in action on stewart Double decker sheep off to market Donkeys for sale Desert express train and freeway Desert colours Desert campsite Desert camp next to railway line Dawn in the desert Cold desert riding Clive and stewart on the first ascent in days Climbing out of korla Chinese support team playing cards Chinese lessons from frank Chinese bike shop Chinese bike shop Camping in the vines Bus loads of curious passengers. Bound for market in kuche Billboard in the middle of the desert prclaiming china s prosperity Better than the bicycle Bathing bush camp style Baked desert Across alay plateau Acres and acres of red chilli peppers About to ride again Abandoned roadside village even cotton left behind A very harsh environment A rare river across the desert A fine haze of dust obscures A common site through the desert solar panels for cell phone operations