ON CENTRAL ASIAN TRACKS - PHOTOS

On Central Asian Tracks 8 - My camels crossing salt-encrusted bed of dried-up Lop Sea - this dangerous trek Stein took during the third expedition in expectation of finding the Chinese supply route from Tun-huang to Lou-lan, which he did find. The hard salt cakes injured the camels' feet so badly that they had to be re-soled with bull hide frequently.