The Opposite End of China (Xinjiang, China)
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90% of the world's diversifolius poplar trees (meaning the leaves on a single tree are diverse) are in China. 90% of China's diversifolius poplar trees are in Xinjiang, growing on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert along the Tarim River. The best time of the year to see this awesome spectacle is around the first of November, when the leaves of the tree turn an electric golden color. (November 2005)
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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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.
Last comment 09/02/2007.
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Xinjiang's diversifolius poplar trees are spectacular against a clear autumn sky.
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Xinjiang's diversifolius poplar trees are spectacular against a clear autumn sky.
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The best photo I've ever taken of my friend, Wang Shan.
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The best photo I've ever taken of my friend, Wang Shan.
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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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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 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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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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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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My Québécois roomate, Dominic Gagnon, power poses in front of a golden poplar.
Last comment 12/08/2007.
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The crew of my expedition... (L to R) Wang Shan, Camilla, Simon, and Tomoyo.
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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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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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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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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.
Last comment 09/02/2007.
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Me, sitting in the back seat and waving, silhouetted against the sun setting over the Taklamakan.
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Me, sitting in the back seat and waving, silhouetted against the sun setting over the Taklamakan.
Last comment 09/02/2007.
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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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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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An early evening panorma of diversifolius poplar trees and the Tarim River at Lo Bu Ren Chun Zai.
Last comment 09/02/2007.
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