Elephant Ear

August 2010
The ear of the elephant Katie and I rode in Laos. When I converted the photo to black-and-white it reminded me more of the coat of a cheetah or leopard. I think it's amazing how patterns in nature appear in so many different places. Unfortunately it came out kind of blurry since the elephant was moving (obviously).

Buddhas

August 2010
A bunch of Buddha statues in, yet again, a Laos temple.

Dragon Bridge

August 2010
A monk crossing a temple bridge in Luang Prabang.

Monkey King

August 2010
A carving on a temple wall in Laos.

Toy Soldiers

November 2010
Some broken remains of the Teracotta Warriors. They were all hollow which was quite amazing.

Jade Chariot

November 2010
One of the jade chariots unearthed in the BingMaYong tomb. The horses are half the size of life-size horses. So many people were crowded around looking at this historical artifact.

Xi'an Traffic

November 2010
I took this photo looking out from the old city wall. I love how it has thousands of years of history, and on the complete other side a modernized and developing city.