cycling in hard blowing sand

Adding some of the pics to the previous post:

Lunch stop in a sandstorm:

Approaching the "Drumheller" of China:

Yes, those are two kissing dinosaurs that span a four lane highway:

A cycling group from Erlianhaote out for a ride.  If my counting is correct, I have had my picture taken 843 times so far...

Riding conditions were very tough, probably the hardest I have ever ridden in, the picture doesn't due justice to how hard the wind and sand were blowing.