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Walled Village to Huanghuacheng Great Wall, 2019/03/09
We hiked up from the Walled Village and followed the Great Wall over to the Huanghuacheng Reservoir—a fun day of hiking! See 19 photos.
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Switchback Great Wall, 2019/03/09
See 13 photos from a grey and cloudy day up on the Switchback Great Wall.
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Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/03/03
See a set of 17 photos from a hike on the rough and unrepaired Great Wall at Stone Valley.
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Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes, 2019/03/03
The Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes hike is a long ramble through the Miyun countryside—see 27 photos.
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Chinese Knot Great Wall, 2019/03/02
See a set of 29 photos from our hike all the way up to the 'Chinese Knot', part of the Great Wall at Jiankou.
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Great Wall Spur, 2019/02/27
See 16 photos from a hike down the Great Wall Spur.
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Nine-Eyes Tower Great Wall, 2019/02/24
Check out 13 photos from a hike up to Nine-Eyes Tower, at the Jiankou Great Wall.
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Yinmeng Temple and Sujia River, 2019/02/23
We hiked up to Yinmeng Temple, and then walked on snow down to the frozen Sujia River—see 17 photos.
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Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall, 2019/02/16
We hiked through snow on this walk from Jiankou to the Mutianyu Great Wall—see 16 photos.
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Yu County’s Ancient Walled Towns and Fireworks of Molten Iron, 2019/02/15-16
See 25 photos from our Lantern Festival trip to Yu County, with shots of ancient towns and temples at Nuanquanzhen, special street parades in Yuxian, and the old walled town of Jimingyi.
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‘Unveiling the Buddha’ at Labrang Monastery, 2019/02
On this trip in the Gannan Tibetan area of Gansu Province we mixed in with pilgrims to see the ‘Unveiling the Buddha’ ceremony at Labrang Monastery—see 18 photos from the ceremony and hikes in the area.
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Huanghuacheng Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/02/09
We hiked all of the Great Wall at Huanghuacheng, starting off at the Huanghuacheng Reservoir and finishing at the Little West Lake—see a set of 17 photos.
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White River Ice Hike, 2019/02/09
A light dusting of snow had covered the ice on the frozen White River—see 21 photos from the hike.
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Tang Dynasty Caves and the Longqingxia Ice Festival, 2019/02/08
After a walk about the Tang Dynasty Caves site we braved the crowds at the Longqingxia Ice Festival—see 13 photos from the caves and ice festival.
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Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall, 2019/02/07
The skies were blue, and there was a little bit of snow on the ground—take a look at 8 photos from a hike from Jiankou over to the Mutianyu Great Wall.
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Yu County’s Ancient Walled Towns and Fireworks of Molten Iron, 2019/02/06
See 23 photos from our two-day Chinese New Year trip to Yu County—see shots from the ancient towns, a hike on the Hebei plains, and a dashuhua performance!
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Huanghuacheng Great Wall to the Walled Village, 2019/02/04
See 14 photos from a hike at the Huanghuacheng Great Wall.
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White River Ice Hike, 2019/01/31
It was a cloudy and chilly day for this hike down the White River—see 23 photos.
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White River Ice Hike, 2019/01
Check out 29 photos from a specially arranged private hike—see canyons, cliffs, and the frozen White River.
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White River Ice Hike, 2019/01/20
18 photos from a hike down the frozen White River.
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