Hiking photos - Tengger Desert trip, 2011/08/07

The tires of the jeeps are deflated slightly for better traction in the dunes

Camels

Hiking along the sand dunes.

A funny-looking desert plant.

Local nomad’s house.

A lonely donkey.

A lady bug.

Taking photos as the sun sets.

Some of the hikers.

Sitting on a high dune watching the sun go down.

A interesting plant.

Our campsite.

Stretched out and relaxed!

The Tengger Desert is a sand desert, with large, shifting dunes.

Another shot of the dunes.

We had dinner at local nomad’s house, deep in the desert.

Time to get on the camels!

Heading off by camel.

Riding out into the dunes

Another shot of our camel train.

Also in the area: Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Great Wall.

Han Dynasty Great Wall was mostly made of rammed earth. The Ming Dynasty rulers sometimes built on top of it.

We visited a local museum, and had a look at the depictions of local life and traditions in days gone by.

A photo from the museum.