Taklamakan Desert of water, accounts for the somewhat wide diurnal temperature variation. The Taklamakan Desert has very little water, therefore it is hazardous to cross. Merchant caravans on the Silk Road would stop for relief at the thriving oasis towns. It was in close proximity to many of the ancient civilizations — to the Northwest is the Amu Darya basin, to the southwest the Afghanistan mountain passes lead to Iran and India, to the east is China, and even to the north ancient towns such as Almaty can be found. The key oasis towns, watered by rainfall from the mountains, were Kashgar,
A Trip in the Country the better ones. In the beginning, I created heavenly, earthly songs." One of the songs on the album, "Tall, Tall Trees," was later recorded by Alan Jackson. The Jackson version was released as a single and became a No. 1 hit on "Billboard"'s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1995. Side 1 Side 2 A Trip in the Country A Trip in the Country is the 11th album by American country music singer-songwriter Roger Miller. It reached #23 in the US Country Music chart. For the sleeve notes he wrote: "Before the days of "Dang Me", "King of the