On Friday June 29th we went north from Zhongdian (Shangri La) heading for Deqin and Feilai Si. Just after the city of Ben Zi Lan the Jin Sha River takes an impressive bend around a mound in the landscape. After heading north we crossed a 4,200 meter … Continue readingJin Sha River First Bend
We traveled to the pretty much as far as one can travel without the required documents to actually enter Tibet. Deqin is a small city in North West Yunnan Province. 10 km south west lays the town of Feilai Si where the Feilai Si Temple … Continue readingFar Corner of Yunnan China
After 4 days the elusive Jade Dragon Snow Mountain revealed some of its peak Tuesday evening. I have some images that require work so I will show a Pano taken on my iPhone with the Der Man Dar App. The city of Lijiang rests in the shadow … Continue reading“JD” finally shows more!
For the 3rd day clouds have obscured Jade Snow Mountain. Alister and I rode into Lijiang on the electric bike for some night or predawn images. Here is an image from our Monday morning shoot. We were talking about the idea of many who believe you have … Continue readingDay 3 Lijiang