- Gentiana atunsiensis, one of my favorite Gentians. Loves to grow above 4200m!
- Seasonal matsutake Camp on the Chaktreng-Shangrila border
- A Pheasant (Phasanius colchicus) crossing the road.
- Our 4 drivers and two guides, all Khampas,
- Number 1 and 2 Matsutake mushrooms on the main mushroom market near Gyalthang / Shangri La
- Kathy Welsh smiling at lots of chanterelles! What a nice fruity smell such a pile of Chanties has!
- Goats and prayer flags
- Be Sha sales woman. Be sha is the Tibetan name for pine mushrooms, but means oak mushroom.
- A mobile matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) dealer who meets his clients along the hiighway.
- A tiny flowered, but great colored Sedum found in 4500m.
- A improvised building in the matsutake camp.
- Rhodiola, a rose-root.
- Mountain scenery on the Deqen / Garze Prefectures border, Chinese know as Xiao Shu Shan
- Several species of Lactarius related to Lactarius deliciosus, like L. hatsudake and L. sanguifluus
- Soroseris, a true total high altitude specialist. Wont find it below 4000m / 12,000ft.
- I love the structure of Polyporus arcularius, a wood digesting Polypore.
- The city currently known as Shangri La,
- Ringha Gompa with prayer flags. We met lots of animals and mushrooms there.
- Great Hot springs near Shangri La
- Matsutake collector with their heavy harvest waiting until his buddy comes by motorcycle to fetch him.