How many people can you fit into one yak-hair tent??? During my first lunch with nomads, we had 14 adults around the smokey fire in this one...Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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One of the camp children stands in front of their summer tent home and a pair of our trek horses. Mine is the one with it's head down - it normally serves this boy's family, but they graciously lent it to me and my tiny expedition for the 2 days of my trek into the high country. Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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Posing in front of the tent, Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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My very, very kind lunch host on day one of my Amdo-Tibetan nomad's trek, Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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Mom and son ham it up for the camera, Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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Lunch serenade, Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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My first glimpse of a yak-hair, Amdo-Tibetan nomad's tent...and my hosts for lunch! Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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On top of the world - my first ascent (on foot) over 5000 meters! A day's horseback ride from Langmusi, Gansu Province, China, August 7, 2006.
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An Amdo-Tibetan toddler in front of his summer home - a yak hair tent that moves from pasture to pasture along with the family's sheep and yak herds. Gansu, China, August 8, 2006.
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Spreading out the fresh yak dung early in the morning to dry for fuel in the day's sun. Gansu, China, August 8, 2006
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2 adult sisters pose in front of their (nomadic) summer home with the younger sister's 4 daughters. All of the tents in this particular camp belong to the families of these sisters (and their other 2 sisters)...Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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Gaga (l) and Laga (r) in their yak-hair tent, Gansu, China, August 7, 2006
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Playing down the sun, late afternoon entertainment in the August grazing camp of some Amdo-Tibetan nomads. Gansu, China, August 7, 2006.
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Sunset in camp at 4300m, Gansu, China, August 7, 2006
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