Tibet

Last updated: January 27, 2004
Photos Steve "Miles" Cirian



I just started scanning slides, so these are by no means complete. Also, my slide scanner, the Nikon LS-2000, doesn't do a great job on the dense Fuji Velvia slides. It was WAY better than others I tried several years ago, but still, a lot of the photos do not have the brilliance that the slides have.

View from Nepal

View from outside of Kathmandu en route to Tibet

View from the airplane

View from the airplane on the way in to Tibet


View from the airplane

View from the airplane on the way in to Tibet


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


The Potala, in Lhasa, Tibet

The Potala (The Dalai Lama's old palace)


Golden Yaks

The Golden Yaks monument


Yak Skin Boat

Yak Skin Boat


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery


Solar Tea Kettle at Drepung Monastery

Solar Tea Kettle at Drepung Monastery


The Jokhang

The Jokhang


The Jokhang

The Jokhang


The Jokhang

The Jokhang


The Jokhang

The Jokhang


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Norba Linka

Norba Linka (The Dalai Lama's Summer Palace)


Sera Monastery

Sera Monastery


Sera Monastery

Sera Monastery


Sera Monastery

Sera Monastery


Trekking photos

En route to the trek...


Trekking photos

En route to the trek...


Trekking photos

En route to the trek...


Trekking photos

En route to the trek...


Gyantse

Gyantse


Gyantse

Gyantse


Gyantse

Gyantse


Gyantse

Gyantse


Gyantse

Gyantse


Gyantse

Gyantse


Gyantse

Gyantse


Shigatse

Shigatse


Shigatse

Shigatse - ceiling detail


Shigatse

Shigatse


Dzong

A dzong (fort) destroyed by the Chinese


Tractor

A one-tractor town


Sakya

Sakya - dance to honor recently deceased lama


Sakya

Sakya - dance to honor recently deceased lama


Himalayas

En route to trekking


Villagers and donkeys

Trekking - Day 1, near the village of Yulok


River near Yulok

Trekking - Day 1, near the village of Yulok


River near Yulok

Trekking - Day 1, near the village of Yulok


Yak near Yulok

Trekking - Day 1, near the village of Yulok.
Yak - just like a big furry cow


Yaks

Trekking - Day 2, Dambuk to Tsho Sha-u


Lunch

Trekking - Day 2, Dambuk to Tsho Sha-u


Camp at Tsho Sha-u

Trekking - Day 2, Camp at Tsho Sha-u


Camp near Tsho Sha-u

Trekking - Day 3, Breaking camp at Tsho Sha-u


Up to Shao La

Trekking - Day 3, Up to Shao La


Shao La

Trekking - Day 3, Tying prayer flags at Shao La


Near Shao La

Trekking - Day 3, Near Shao La


Near Shao La

Trekking - Day 3, Near Shao La


Near Shao La

Trekking - Day 3, Tsho Sa-u to Joksam


Near Shao La

Trekking - Day 3, Tsho Sa-u to Joksam


Approachig Joksam

Trekking - Day 3, Tsho Sa-u to Joksam


Joksam

Trekking - Day 4, Camp at daybreak in Joksam


Joksam to alpine meadow

Trekking - Day 4, Joksam to alpine meadow


Joksam to alpine meadow

Trekking - Day 4, Joksam to alpine meadow


Joksam to alpine meadow

Trekking - Day 4, Joksam to alpine meadow


alpine meadow flowers

Trekking - Day 5, alpine meadow flowers


Alpine Meadow to Bathang

Trekking - Day 5, Alpine Meadow to Bathang


Bathang camp

Trekking - Day 5, Bathang camp


Bathang camp

Trekking - Day 5, Flower at Bathang camp


Bathang camp

Trekking - Day 5, Flowers at Bathang camp


Bathang to Pathang Ringmo

Trekking - Day 6, Bathang to Pathang Ringmo


Bathang to Pathang Ringmo

Trekking - Day 6, Bathang to Pathang Ringmo


Rhododendron Skeleton

Trekking - Day 6, Rhododendron "skeleton"


Camp at Pathang Ringmo

Trekking - Day 6, Bathang to Pathang Ringmo


Everest from Pathang Ringmo

Trekking - Day 6, View of Everest from Pathang Ringmo


Camp at Pathang Ringmo

Trekking - Day 6, Camp at Pathang Ringmo


Pathang Ringmo to Everest East Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 7, Pathang Ringmo to Everest East Face Base Camp
Looking back down the valley and glacier we came up


View from Everest East Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 7, View from Everest East Face Base Camp


View from Everest East Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 7, View of Lhotse from Everest East Face Base Camp


View from Everest East Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 7, View from Everest East Face Base Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp
Rhododendren forest


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp

Trekking - Day 8, Pathang Ringmo to Alpine Camp


Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La

Trekking - Day 9, Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La
Note the hole in the mountain (lower right of photo). Snow is visible in the first photo; sky in the second, due to angle from where photo taken. Meera owes me $100 because she wouldn't believe that there was a hole in the mountain and I had to hike back down the trail 10 minutes to get the "sky" photo


Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La

Trekking - Day 9, Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La


Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La

Trekking - Day 9, Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La


Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La

Trekking - Day 9, Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La


Alpine Camp to Base of Langma La

Trekking - Day 9, Alpine Camp at Base of Langma La


Cross Langma La to Lhatse

Trekking - Day 10, Cross Langma La to Lhatse


Cross Langma La to Lhatse

Trekking - Day 10, Cross Langma La to Lhatse


Cross Langma La to Lhatse

Trekking - Day 10, Cross Langma La to Lhatse


Langma La

Trekking - Day 10, Tying prayer flags at Langma La


Langma La

Trekking - Day 10, Tying prayer flags at Langma La


Langma La

Trekking - Day 10, Prayer flags at Langma La


Langma La

Trekking - Day 10, Langma La


Lhatse Camp

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba


Lhatse Camp to Yuba

Trekking - Day 11, Lhatse Camp to Yuba
JATO (Jet Assisted Take Off) rocket-powered yak


Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 12, Rongbuk Monastery


Yak at Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 12, Yak at Rongbuk Monastery


Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 13, Rongbuk Monastery


Everest North Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 13, Everest North Face Base Camp


Everest North Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 13, Everest North Face Base Camp


Everest North Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 13, Everest North Face Base Camp


Everest North Face Base Camp

Trekking - Day 13, Everest North Face Base Camp
World's highest post office


Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 13, Rongbuk Monastery


Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 13, Rongbuk Monastery


Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 13, Rongbuk Monastery


Rongbuk Monastery

Trekking - Day 13, Rongbuk Monastery


Rongbuk Monastery to Nyalam

Trekking - Day 14, Rongbuk Monastery to Nyalam
How high is Everest?


Rongbuk Monastery to Nyalam

Trekking - Day 14, Road to Nyalam


Rongbuk Monastery to Nyalam

Trekking - Day 14, Road to Nyalam


Nyalam to Kathmandu

Trekking - Day 15, Bridge to Nepal


Road to Kathmandu

Nepal - the "goat feeder"


Nepal

Nepal


Nepal

Nepal


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
Giant reclining Buddha


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
Wat Arun


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
River boat lit up at night


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
Meera by light post at the hotel


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
Thai dance


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
Long tail boat / river taxi


Thailand

Stopover in Thailand on the way home
View from our hotel room



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