Views from the Osorno Volcano CL

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Exploring the Gobi Desert – Jiayuguan to Dunhuang

Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 September

Story to come, but here are some photos.

The hot and dry Gobi desert is also where the Great Wall ends. Here we explored ancient fortresses, Buddhist caves and an oasis.

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The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN. Stage detail.

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

Performance. The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

Performance. The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

Performance. The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

Gate houses. The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

Entertainment for the tourists. The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

Fixing a little boy's cut finger, Jiayuguan CN

Little boy and his dad. He fell over & I provided some first aid. The Great Wall at Guan Cheng, Jiayuguan CN

The Overhanging Great Wall, Jiayuguan CN

Various travellers on the Silk Road. The Overhanging Great Wall, Jiayuguan CN

Marco Polo, one of various travellers on the Silk Road. The Overhanging Great Wall, Jiayuguan CN

The Overhanging Great Wall, Jiayuguan CN

The Overhanging Great Wall, Jiayuguan CN

The Overhanging Great Wall, Jiayuguan CN

Wind farms, between Jiayuguan & Dunhuang CN

The Lion, Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN

Landforms near Dunhuang CN

Landforms near Dunhuang CN

The sphinx, Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN

Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN

Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN from the bus

The Peacock, Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN

The Peacock, Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN. Keep the tourists off.

Armada on Western Sea, Yardan Landform near Dunhuang CN

The Great Wall in Dunhuang CN

The Great Wall in Dunhuang CN

The Great Wall in Dunhuang CN

The Great Wall in Dunhuang CN

The Great Wall in Dunhuang CN

Small Fangpan Castle near Dunhuang CN

Small Fangpan Castle near Dunhuang CN

Small Fangpan Castle near Dunhuang CN

Mr Moustache, Small Fangpan Castle near Dunhuang CN

Ladies & their scarves, Small Fangpan Castle near Dunhuang CN

Small lizard. Small Fangpan Castle near Dunhuang CN

Tourist centre for The Great Wall Yanggan Pass, Silk Road, near Dunhuang CN

Tourist centre for The Great Wall Yanggan Pass, Silk Road, near Dunhuang CN

Tourist centre for The Great Wall Yanggan Pass, Silk Road, near Dunhuang CN

Tourist centre for The Great Wall Yanggan Pass, Silk Road, near Dunhuang CN

Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

External artwork, Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

External artwork, Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

External artwork, Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

The Library, Mogao Grottoes (Buddhist caves), Dunhuang CN

The Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN

The Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN

The temple at Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN

Camel train for the tourists. The Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN

Bruce & Thea in sand boots, The Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN

The Singing Sand Mountains and Crescent Spring, Dunhuang CN