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.

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.

On the border of the Odos Desert. The sands of time.

On the border of the Odos Desert. The inn at Pe T'a Suei.

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.

Northern Ningsia. A particularly long and hard stretch.