Road to Ganden
Traveling to out of Lhasa up to Ganden monastery was one of my favorite days. Here, we found the trip there just as interesting as the destination. Up switchbacks to the 4500m (14,800 ft) setting, we encountered many interesting Tibetan life experiences. There were speed control "checkpoints", animals of all sorts in the road (dogs, yaks, cows, pigs, donkeys, sheep), farms (radishes, barley, cabbage, potatoes), and even resorts! Yes, that's right, resorts - but surely not what you're imagining. These resorts are fields with gazebo like tents for family picnics.