It is so beautiful here I stayed another day to walk out onto the grasslands with a Romanian guy staying at my guesthouse. The green grasslands, with hundreds of yaks grazing everywhere, and the mountains all around, were stunning. A few tents were scattered about, and every once in a while a nomad would pass, sometimes on foot, on horse, or on motorcycle.

We were headed for a sky burial site, but we ended up in a little Tibetan village on a hillside, filled with monks furiously building stuff. The people were friendly, and the hills behind were covered with thousands of prayer flags. It was an exhausting but amazing day.

There’s not a lot to say, but there’s a lot to see. Here’s some of the photos (click to make big). For more see the Sichuan gallery.

High plains drifter

Just plain monks

Pilgrims walking

On the plains highway

One photo can't do the beautiful Tagong grasslands justice. So here's three.