Hiking photos - Bashang Grassland, 2011/09/09

Heading off on the first hike.

Horses on their patch of dirt.

We headed up into the rolling hills.

A view of the little settlement where we stayed.

On a visit earlier in the year, the fields in the distance were full of yellow flowers.

We followed a trail along a ridge.

We took a break on top of the ridge.

Not so many flowers at this time of year, but still plenty of grass!

A view back down the valley.

Time for another rest.

Colours in the hills.

Cows graze in the tall grass.

Trees and grass.

Resting on the ridge.

A view of the rolling hills.

Some walked; some rode horses.

Two hikers on horseback.

An unusual plant.

Thistles.

Heading up towards a rocky outcrop, we spotted something in the grass.

Huge mushrooms!

Yellow grass.

A bird takes flight while a horse watches.

Sunflowers in front of a mud brick house.

Another type of flower.

Horses and a pig.

A horse, roaming about the valleys.