- A nearly completed Mandala made of sand
that will be destroyed at completion and dispersed into a river. What is it with these Buddhists worshiping impermanence? - Tashi is observing spore disposal from a Spathularia
- Tsongu Gompa people Chanadorje in clouds
- Asco cluster Nyade
Asco cluster Nyade ed S - Rheum alexandrae Alexanders Rhubarb, an high altitude specialist
- Matsutake collector we met in the oak woods above Nyachuka
- Yak cows being molken. Yak milk has 5 to 7% fat, very rich!
- Veggies and Mushrooms for sale in Nyachuka.
- Mount Chanadorjes awesome peak reaching 5958 m
- Neottia acuminata orchis,
a myco-heterotroph orchid found in the matsutake forest in Nyarong. Reminds me of Allotropa virgata aka Candy stick orchid feeding of American Matsutake. - Spathularia flava, a common fungus in East Tibet
- Lilium bakerianum var. delavayi.
I only know one spot in East Tibet with this beautiful Lily - Tsongkhapa in Lithang Chode Gompa
- Nomad woman with typical 108 hair braids.
108 is the sacred number, since Buddha Shakyamuni's teachings are classified in 108 volumes. - The local community helps erecting the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni.
- The Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.
- Phallus regulosus seen while visiting the Panda breeding station in Chengdu on the last day
- Cloud-enshrouded peak of Mt Chenrezi with a glacial lake
- An accident. No insurance cards out there. It has to be settled right there. An hour later a deal was struck and the road opened.
- An Iris chrysographes, common above Dartsendo.