more mountain vistas

entering the village

This is a picture of the village leader’s brother (second to the youngest of the five).  We were welcomed into the village leader’s home where we were served tea (pretty salty) and a scrumptious dinner.  The Hat people eat a lot of mutton and noodle dishes.  They served a lot of fresh bread during our…

My biggest fear on this trip was that perhaps while I was on my way to the outhouse or otherwise minding my own business the chains holding this ferocious mastiff at bay would weaken to the point it would tear free.  This dog was Cujo times 10!  His bark was probably worse than his bite,…

Through translation we were informed that if we didn’t wash our faces we wouldn’t be getting any breakfast.  I did what was required for grub, but I’m not sure if my lamb friend got any.  He’s probably thinking, "Filthy creature…"

camouflaged mountain village

The sweet spot…for cell phone reception. We called the village leader and asked him to come visit us in Xining on his way home. He said he would visit us in a few days. If the village doesn’t RELOCATE (the reason some of the villagers may move is because more/better land for farming is still…

they chose this pose

The yeti and his hosts. Brothers number 3 and 4…or was it 4 and 3?  I’m not so good with names and numbers.

little cuties