We hired a car for a day and journeyed out to Shiptons Arch. Largest arch in the world, big enough to fit the Empire State Building underneath it with room to spare. Here is our first glimpse of it after a rough 2 mile hike up a narrow boulder filled river washed ravine.

This photo is a composite of 6 photos. Shiptons Arch is immense. Trying to convey it’s awesomeness with a photo is like describing the Grand Canyon from a photo. It just cannot be done

Throughout China it is common to come across a fire readiness room. Everything needed for if fire breaks out. Whoever is nearby becomes the instant volunteer fire department. Every hotel room we stayed in had fire blankets, smoke masks and fire extinguishers. This room was in the Id Kah Mosque,