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Heading west from Yulixian towards the desert, we passed a number of massive cotton factories in the process of collecting Xinjiang's 2005 cotton harvest.
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Xinjiang's diversifolius poplar trees are spectacular against a clear autumn sky.
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Looking straight down from the rickety observation tower at Lo Bu Ren Chun Zai, along the Tarim River.
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A single diversifolius poplar grows along the Tarim River.
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A camel sizes me up while an ultra-light aircraft buzzes overhead.
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Diversifolius poplars against the dunes of the Taklamakan Desert.
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My Québécois roomate, Dominic Gagnon, power poses in front of a golden poplar.
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The crew of my expedition... (L to R) Wang Shan, Camilla, Simon, and Tomoyo.
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The diversifolius poplar trees are awesome against the still waters of the Tarim River and the sands of the Taklamakan.
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Camilla poses atop a sand dune with her proposed sand-sled. It didn't work.
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I'll be damned if I'm gonna pass up a chance to fly over the desert in an ultra-light aircraft (think of a flying motorcycle) for Y200. Camilla managed to snap this shot as I made a close pass overhead.
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Me, sitting in the back seat and waving, silhouetted against the sun setting over the Taklamakan.
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A bird's eye of the Tarim River and diversifolius poplar trees, taken from the backseat of the ultra-light.
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An early evening panorma of diversifolius poplar trees and the Tarim River at Lo Bu Ren Chun Zai.
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