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Laccaria amethystea, a Boletus / Xerocomus sp. and another Laccaria
Finding the amazing Laccaria amethystea is always a treat! Luckily it is not rare.
Juncus allioides - No wetland junk is! Pretty nice flowers for a grass, eh?
Gymnadenia orchidis - I love finding orchids! Check out my Tibetan Orchid page.
Mt Chana Dorje in the back with Lungta / Wind horse prayer flags.
Gentiana atunsiensis, one of my favorite Gentians. Loves to grow above 4200m!
A curious, hungry finch that ran between our feet
The city currently known as Shangri La,
Goats and prayer flags
Number 1 and 2 Matsutake mushrooms on the main mushroom market near Gyalthang / Shangri La
Be Sha sales woman. Be sha is the Tibetan name for pine mushrooms, but means oak mushroom.
A basket full of King boletes (Boletus edulis sensu lato)
Kathy Welsh smiling at lots of chanterelles! What a nice fruity smell such a pile of Chanties has!
Great Hot springs near Shangri La
A improvised building in the matsutake camp.
Matsutake collector with their heavy harvest waiting until his buddy comes by motorcycle to fetch him.
Our 4 drivers and two guides, all Khampas,
A tiny flowered, but great colored Sedum found in 4500m.
Rhodiola, a rose-root.
Soroseris, a true total high altitude specialist. Wont find it below 4000m / 12,000ft.