The people in the area were very proud
of their major industry - salt mining

A young boy cautiously watches us
from behind his father's still

A small village on a lake in northern Laos

A few monks getting out of the hot sun

Pondering the burdens
he will carry

A woman labors over cauldrons
of boiling salt water

In Buddha Park outside of the capital, Vientiane. Over 200 concrete statues of the Buddha in one park. I am dwarfed by the size of this reclining Buddha

A temple in Vientiane

A small reclining Buddha

Some young monks-in-training trying
to hide from the day's work