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Our GPS base station, near Shirvan
Nomadic people travelling along the Atrek river valley
Driving from Quchan to Mashad, this advert is for a company called (Brian) Emmerson!
Kesh mesh (raisins) being sun-dried at Reza Abad
Reza, Mohammad, Asghar and myself relaxing in Torqabeh, Mashad
Beautiful terracing in the Binalud, just north of Neyshabur
Sunset over Neyshabur
Sampling at Shori, near Neyshabur
Morteza Talebian, Morteza Fattahi, Rich Walker and Abbas Bahroodi going TL sampling
Sabzevar is on the edge of the desert. Not much goes on here
Badlands in the red Neogene rocks of the Siahkhuh, near Sabzevar
Sabzevar is home to scorpions. Take it from me; check your bed before you get in it. Their sting REALLY hurts
Harouniyeh mausoleum, near Tus. Possible tomb of Ghazali who died in A.D. 1111
Beatifully restored mosque at Tus, near Mashad
Amazing building not far from Tus. It's like a mini Gonbab-e-Qabus
Everything was going wrong when we went to Sarakhs. And then we drove past this place!