Yamdrok Lake
On the old road that travels from Gyantse to Lhasa, dazzling Yamdrok-tso is normally first seen from the summit of Kamba-la (4794m). The lake lies several hundred meters below the road, and in clear weather is a fabulous shade of deep turquoise. Far in the distance is the huge massif of Mt Nojin Kangtsang (7191m).
Yamdrok-tso is a coiling, many-armed body of water shaped like a scorpion. It doubles back on itself on the western side, effectively creating a large island within its reaches. For Tibetans, it is one of the four holy lakes of Tibet (the others are Lhamo La-tso, Nam-tso and Manasarovar), home to wrathful deities, and devout Tibetan piligrims circumambulate the lake, a walk of around seven days.
Nikon D50 + Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX (ISO 200, 18mm, f/11, 1/160s).