The Brahmaputra, one of the largest rivers in India starts here in Tibet. (749k) A large sand dune in the Brahmaputra valley near Samye Monastery. (812k) A view of the mountains along the Brahmaputra valley between Lhasa and Tsedang. (1017k) Mound with prayer flags in the mountains. (913k) Prayer flag mounts on both sides of the Brahmaputra. (1192k) Yamdrok-tso, the holiest lake in Tibet. (579k) Colorful cliffs west of Shigatse. (1228k) View of the highest peak in the area (7,000 m (23,000 ft)). (696k) These blue Legume Wildflowers (Fabaceae gen., german: Hülsenfrüchtler, french: Légumineuses) gave a lot of the desert a nice blue color. (821k) A domesticated Yak (Bos grunniens, german: Yak, french: Yack). These are HUGE creatures. And the wild ones are supposed to be even larger than the domesticated ones. (616k)
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