We met our competition for the world record today and it wasn't so bad as it may have at first seemed. Some creepy desert roads as we make our way to the most westerly point of our trip in Kashgar.

Turning up the heat as we move into Xinjiang province. We visit (one of?) the lowest points on earth at the Turpan Depression and get stranded at the abandoned tourist center in the middle of a massive sandstorm.

After an unplanned day off in Jiayuguan, we head to an unplanned tourist destination in the desert to enjoy an oasis, buddha caves, a sunset from a sand mountain, and, eventually, a blown tire.

Quick day into one of our tourist destinations- Jiayuguan, the western terminus of the Ming Dynasty built Great Wall. Also passing through some beautiful desert scenery.

Amy gets food poisoning while camping out as we move into the flatter, drier landscape of central and western Gansu province