Here’s a shot from my recent trip to Xinjiang in far western China. We stayed in one of these puppies next to Karakul Lake at 12,000+ feet, a spot in Central Asia boasting the farthest distance from the ocean on the planet. You might think of it as my fast before the surfing feast here in Bali.
This is the answer for so many of you who have asked “What the hell is a yurt?”:
Photo by travel companion Priya Dewan.
I promise to post all my Xinjiang photos very soon…
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