waiting out a stomach bug

sleeping, internet browsing and trying to stay warm as i wait for my stomach to get better in this traditional tibetan guest room

streak: 10

trekking through the high plains of an eastern tibetan prefecture

endless grazing yaks during a four hour walk in the grasslands of tagong 

streak: 9

travel to tagong

20 RMB for a mini bus took me slightly further down the road towards tibet to tagong (elev. 3700m [12,100 ft])

streak: 8

broken phone - everything stops...

no phone. no picture. no translation app. no communication??

streak: 7

a mistrustful mountain road meeting

it would only take a gentle push from either one of these young but horned guys to send me off the mountain so I don't want to pass them, and... perhaps sensing how much steak I've eaten in my lifetime, they don't want to pass me either

streak: 6

mount paoma

a modern-ish cable car eases the journey to a plateau atop Mount Paoma where ancient temples, gardens and a horse track are still actively maintained

streak: 5

crowd control specialty tool

the nail that sticks out gets the red hammer

streak: 4