We did the Great Flood hike backwards on this visit, starting with an easy walk up a river canyon, and finishing with a difficult and tricky walk out across boulders and stones on a washed-out trail—see 10 photos.
Read more about Great Flood hike, 2022/09/11

See 18 shots from a walk up to our favourite swimming spot in Yunmeng Gorge.
Read more about Yunmeng Gorge Swim and Explore, 2022/08/19

Photos from a scouting trip for the Tianmenshan Loop hike.
Read more about Tianmenshan Loop scouting, 2022/08/16

We hiked up Goat Canyon for a picnic and a dip in the water in the rock pools—see 11 photos.
Read more about Kids Club at Goat Canyon, 2022/07/24

See a selection of Huijie’s photos from the ‘Festival of the Sixth Month’ in Tongren, Qinghai—ceremonies, rituals, performances, and a bit of hiking, too.
Read more about Tongren’s Festival of the Sixth Month, Qinghai Province, 2022/07

We had perfect weather for this walk—clear skies, not too hot, and even a little breeze. See 22 photos of Great Wall and mountains.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2022/07/23

On a hot day we hiked up all the stairs to the top temples at Yajishan for views of mountains all around—see 18 photos from the temples and the hiking trail around the back.
Read more about Yajishan Temple Circuit, 2022/07/17

No one had hiked this track for more than a year, and the first half of the walk featured overgrown trails, slippery rocks and washouts, and aggressive hornets. It opened up on the other side of the hill, thank goodness. See sixteen photos.
Read more about Great Flood hike, 2022/07/02

Green scenery seen along the Jingxi Ancient Road—take a look at 15 photos.
Read more about Jingxi Ancient Road, 2022/06/26

See ten photos from a humid hike on the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall hike, 2022/06/26

Ten photos from a walk down – and through – the White River on an extremely hot day.
Read more about White River hike, 2022/06/25

See seventeen shots from a hike that went up to the High Tower, and then down along a line of repaired Great Wall to finish at Huanglouyuan .
Read more about High Tower and Huanglouyuan, 2022/06/18

Immortal Valley was misty and damp on this visit, with abundant foliage all around and some glimpses of the Miyun Reservoir far below—see 11 photos.
Read more about Immortal Valley Loop, 2022/06/12

See 11 photos from a walk along the White River, including views of the canyon from the clifftop lookout on Longyunshan.
Read more about White River and Longyunshan, 2022/06/05

We did this hike twice in a weekend, and it’s a great location for a long walk—see seventeen photos of forested trails, high altitude meadows, and a wee bit of the ‘Seven Towers’ Great Wall.
Read more about Yellow Grass Plateau hikes, 2022/05/28-29

The hike over to Lotus Mountain is a new one for us, and we had perfect weather for our first time on the trail with a group—see seventeen photos.
Read more about Moss Mountain to Lotus Mountain, 2022/05/14

A small set of photos from a hike around the Lakeside Great Wall—cloudy and misty, with views of water and wall.
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2022/05/08

The Catch the Train hike took us through the countryside between villages in Pinggu District—see 13 photos of fields, flowers, and hills.
Read more about A Long Way to Catch the Train, 2022/04/24

Fourteen photos from a lovely spring day on the trails by the White River in Miyun.
Read more about White River and Longyunshan, 2022/04/20

See a set of 20 photos featuring the pagodas, the stairs to the top, and some long range views.
Read more about Kids Club at the Silver Pagodas, 2022/04/17