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On the summit of the l'Acropole des Draveurs trail.

after a long hard working day people are going back to their home.

Calm morning on the Malbaie River, Charlevoix, Canada.

Paddling the Jacques Cartier River, Qubec, Canada.

Goats cause a brief traffic jam on the road back to Lhasa from Namtso Lake, Tibet, China

Pastoral scene near the Yellow River in Gansu, China.

Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, China: Genghis Khan camped here with his army once; today only a dog seemed to menace me.

Canoeing the beautiful Malbaie River, Charlevoix, Canada.

a young vagabond lying on the connector of the compartment of the train while many others standing close to the engine.

A view on the pilgrims' walk behind Ganden MOnastery outside Lhasa, Tibet, China

This bedecked yak was taking a break at a point above Yandrok Yumtso lake in Tibet, China

Herds of horses (seen here), sheeps, goats, and even camels dominate the landscape around Sayram Lake, Xinjiang, China

The view of Everest from Rongbuk Monastery in Tibet, China, highest monastery in the world.

people going back home sitting on the roof of the train from dhaka to narayangonj

This Kyrgyz gentleman hardly noticed me as he sat before Karakul Lake in Xinjiang, China.

This Tibetan pilgrim was visiting Labrang Monastery in Gansu, China.

This nomad lived alone between Shigatse and Lhasa. A hand injury kept him from helping his sedentary family.

This woman was sitting across the street (one of two) from my hotel in Dingri, Tibet, China.

This stylish gentleman was walking along a back road between Shigatse and Lhasa in Tibet, China.

This woman insisted on posing in front of rapeseed fields on the road toward Mt. Everest from Dingri in Tibet, China.

Gentleman getting a shave and haircut just outside the Sunday Livestock Market in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China.

A group of Tibetan boys followed me around Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse and then mugged for this photo.

7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Herds of horses (seen here), sheeps, goats, and even camels dominate the landscape around Sayram Lake, Xinjiang, China

Herds of horses (seen here), sheeps, goats, and even camels dominate the landscape around Sayram Lake, Xinjiang, China

TAGS: China, Horse, Xinjiang

Thomas Adolphson

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Member since 2014

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06.2009

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