Small market town on Highway to Pakistan
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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more]
For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. ... [read more] Blog: Seeing 7000 meter glaciers
Date: July 24th 2008
We are in Tashkurgan, a few km from the Pakistan border (and not far from Tajikistan for those of you checking out the map). Altitude is near 4000 meters, the highest David has been to. Scenery on the highway from Kashgar yesterday was beautiful and the weather was perfect. We are really in Central Asia now, Kazak and Tajik people and different environment. We saw some Yaks and Camels yesterd ... read more
Date: July 24th 2008
We are in Tashkurgan, a few km from the Pakistan border (and not far from Tajikistan for those of you checking out the map). Altitude is near 4000 meters, the highest David has been to. Scenery on the highway from Kashgar yesterday was beautiful and the weather was perfect. We are really in Central Asia now, Kazak and Tajik people and different environment. We saw some Yaks and Camels yesterd ... read more
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One of the great joys and surprises of my life is how my involvement in space exploration has also become an exploration of Planet Earth. I have been fortunate to have visited many places -- from the Arctic to the Antarctic and around the world. I am looking forward to a trip this summer (2008) to China, including Tibet, with my grandson, chasing a solar eclipse. ... full info
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