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Shot of moon from the red planet  
   

Shot of moon from the red planet

Days 7 and 8

June 6th 2015
Day 7 spent vomiting (The Chengdu chunder) and head spinning for Scott. Jerry completely unaffected. Git! Miles and miles of flat plateau surrounded by mountains and an enormous lake. Day 8 we had entered Tibet. The guard told us to get up early to see the sunrise and an impressive mountain pass (Tangu La) we travel through. She was right. Up at 5.30 for sunrise and a weird mixture of desert ... read more
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23rd June 2015

This shot is even more impressive when you realise it was taken from a moving train! My brother took it through the window as we were watching an awesome sunrise over the mountains of Tibet at 5.30am. As the sun came up the moon kindly slid down the mountain side. The redness of the rock against the blue sky and the moon reminded me of a martian landscape.

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