Shanghai'd

... comes the first (of several) Tibet bike trip photo sets. I've decided to post these piecemeal in a few categories in an attempt to keep each group to a dozen or fewer choice photos. The first set is shots from the actual ride. I'll post more in the coming days of the interesting people we met and some of the magnificent scenery encountered. It was quite a challenge to narrow the 7GB of photos I took over 4 weeks down to the best few, but hopefully you appreciate the selectivity.

The picture above is the requisite pre-trip group photo in front of the Potala Palace, the traditional residence of the Dalai Lama in Lhasa. This is where we zero'd our odometers and embarked on the 1100 km journey that lay ahead. If you look closely, you'll notice the guy second from the left has a different looking bike than everyone else. More on him later.

See more Tibet bike trip pictures on my Flickr page.