Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. There were 3 days with a good lot of this.

Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. A strong wind made going hard.

Out into the desert beyond the Great Wall. The pathless desert.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. Pure sand.

On the border of the Odos Desert.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. Hard work.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. We take turns riding.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. A camel caravan camp.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. Sometimes the sand is not so pure.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. The Yin Mountains of the Odos Desert across the Yellow River from us.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. We passed one inn only in all day travel.

Crossing an arm of the Gobi, the Alashan Desert. The struggle goes on.

Western Suiyuan. A bridge to take the place of ferry.

Western Suiyuan. Off to new lands.

Western Suiyuan. Not an easy task.

Western Suiyuan. The political border between Ningsia & Suiyuan.

Western Suiyuan. One of the old beds of the Yellow River on the N.W. bend.

Western Suiyuan. Speed is no object.

Western Suiyuan. Donkeys not the only beast of burden.

Western Suiyuan. All work by hand.