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Yanqing Great Wall hiking photos, August 23
This was a hot hike, and it took a bit longer than we expected. We think the scenery was worth the effort, and appreciated the sparsely populated Yanqing countryside and the early Ming Dynasty Great Wall (as well as a cold beer afterward).
Statistics: 4.5 hours hiking (6 hours in total) over 14.5km (average moving speed 3.2km/hr); start height 999m, finish height 858m, highest point 1334m (by the radar station), total climbing 719m, total descending 844m. Estimated 2303kCal burned.
Altocumulus 'mackerel sky' over the Great Wall.
Path by the old Great Wall.
The wall takes a turn.
Flowers with wall in the background.
Colourful caterpillar.
Hillside trail around a tumbled down tower.
Steep climb up the hill.
Lunch break mid-way.
Still a long way to go!
The wall snaked up and over the hills.
Changyucheng Village reservoir.
Resting in Chengyucheng Village after the hike.
Inside the courtyard after the hike.
The temple and elm tree.
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