Tag: landscape

Mountain Overlook, Vietnam

Taken from a perch on a secondary road running along the border with China in the north of Vietnam.

It appears to be recently planted corn that is growing on this steep hillside. There are actually six people working on the mountainside field pictured here. In this made-to-post, low-res jpeg, they show up as little more than fuzzy specs. Above the left side of the house and a bit above the bottom of the stand of trees that extends towards the middle of the photo, there is a tiny red speck. That is the shirt of a farmer working in the field.

Karst Mountains, Northern Vietnam

Mountain Home, Northern Vietnam

Valley in the Mountains, Vietnam

Many of the fields I saw during my trip through the mountainous north of Vietnam were not the lush green one commonly sees in photos of mountain farming in Vietnam. Some fields had crops growing, but many had been recently harvested or were fallow, waiting for the planting of rice and other summer crops.

Alpine Village, Northern Vietnam

This was taken from an overlook on a rugged mountain road running along Vietnam’s border with China, probably in Cao Bằng province.

The mountainous north of Vietnam is a land of spectacular, almost magical, scenery. Now back home, I am just beginning to look through a pile of images from the 10 day trip through those mountains. More to come.

Good Morning Vietnam!

Socialist Vietnam, Hoi An

“Mighty Chairman Ho Chi Minh is forever with us in our life’s work.” Or words to that effect.