Seasons Series
Beijing is a city with four distinct seasons. This means that you can get a very different experience hiking at different times of the year, even on the same trail.
We think this makes hiking in Beijing very interesting, and in 2011 we're going to start a series where we will schedule the same hike in each of the four seasons. This will let you get a good look at the changes in the countryside over the course of a year.
For 2011, we've picked the Great Wall Spur and Intelligence Valley ss the two hikes in the series: both are excellent, scenic hikes, and they're both good to hike all year round.
We plan is to take a lot of photographs to document the changes, and also want to do a lot of group shots. We're going to pick a few good spots on each hike to do group shots and re-photography, and we'll take photos at the same place each visit.
We hope to print the photographs as well, and if you come on all four of the hikes in a series we'll print a set of the group shots for you as a special gift.
The 2011 Seasons Series starts in wintry January, and will continue throughout 2011.
SEASONS SERIES SCHEDULE (as at Dec. 17, 2010)
Intelligence Valley
Sunday January 16 - more information
Wednesday January 26 - more information
Great Wall Spur
Saturday January 29 - more information
Wednesday early February - date TBC

Cliffs in a river canyon (White River hike).
Recent News and Updates
Hiking photos – Immortal Valley, 2012/04/15
Hiking photos – Great Wall Spur, 2012/05/02
Hiking photos – Earth Day 2012
Hiking photos – Mr Mao’s Chestnut Orchard, 2012/04/22
Hiking photos – Full Moon hike, 2011/04/07
Hiking photos – Eastern Qing Tombs, 2012/04/08
Hiking photos – Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall, 2011/03/24
Special trip photos – Wuyuan, Jiangxi Prov., 2012/03/23-25
Scouting trip photos – Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, 2011/11
Hiking photos – Great Wall Spur 2012/03/18
Also in the Resources section
| Wednesday May 23 | Yoga hike: Silver Pagodas and Lily Village |
| Wednesday May 23 | Great Wall: Huanghuacheng to the Walled Village |
| Saturday May 26 | Nine-Eyes Tower and Pizza Hike |
| Saturday May 26 | Countryside Stroll: Yunmeng Gorge |
| Sunday May 27 | Auspicious Village and Huanghuacheng |
| Sunday May 27 | Gubeikou Great Wall Loop |
| Wednesday May 30 | Longyunshan ‘Dragon Cloud’ Mountain |
| Saturday Jun 2 | Triangle Hike and the Silver Pagodas |
| Saturday Jun 2 | Great Wall: Lotus Pond to Mutianyu and the Trout Farm |
| Sunday Jun 3 | White River hike |
| Saturday Jun 9 | Gubeikou to Jinshanling |
| Saturday Jun 9 | Ming Dynasty Village Overnight |
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