pic's from my trip into xinjiang

the muztagh ata mountain, at well over 23,000ft, as seen from the karakorum highway.
thisd mountain stood like a giant above the valley. nearby stands a taller kongur mountain, at 24,000 ft, but it was shrouded in clouds.

muztagh ata again, with yurts in forground.

a kyrgyz man selling jewelry along the karakorum highway.

spices, etc. at the kashgar market.
among the bags are dried hedgehog skins and whole frogs.

a uyghur man viewing livestock at the sunday livestock market.

a girl playing among the sheep at the market. i just loved her expression.

a woodworker in kashgar. like his products, to me
his face looks like it was carved out with awls and knives.

a boy at play in the streets of the old city in kashgar.

a young boy in the his family courtyard.

the tomb of aba hoja. it was beautiful with all of the colors
beginning to glow in the morning's first rays of light.

a closer view of the aba hoja tomb.