- Searching for porcini
- Ajuga lupulina, the Pagoda Bugleweed!
- Brand new statue of Tsongkhapa in Lithang Gonpa, the founder of the Gelukpa tradition
- Boletus edulis group seen above Nyachuka / Yajiang
- Laccaria amethystea, a Boletus / Xerocomus sp. and another Laccaria
- What a place! Hiking up a narrow valley to find this jewel. Wetland meadows with Mt Chana Dorje in the back
- Cimicifuga yunnanensis flower, a woodland plant. Its close American relatives are known as cohosh or bugbane
- Cloud-enshrouded peak of Mt Chenrezi with a glacial lake
- The Garuda (Tibetan: Khyung), biding down on a snake, will be mounted behind the head of the Buddha statue.
- The local community helps erecting the statue of Buddha Shakyamuni.
- Nomad woman with typical 108 hair braids.
108 is the sacred number, since Buddha Shakyamuni's teachings are classified in 108 volumes. - Tsongkhapa in Lithang Chode Gompa
- Lilium bakerianum var. delavayi.
I only know one spot in East Tibet with this beautiful Lily - 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
- Veggies and Mushrooms for sale in Nyachuka.
- Mount Chanadorjes awesome peak reaching 5958 m
- Yak cows being molken. Yak milk has 5 to 7% fat, very rich!
- Matsutake collector we met in the oak woods above Nyachuka
- Asco cluster Nyade
Asco cluster Nyade ed S