Chestnut Orchard Camping photos, Aug. 29-30
Campers Chuck and Han Ye sent us a great set of pictures from our camping trip on the 29th and 30th of August. We camped out in a chestnut orchard in the Shentangyu Valley, did a couple of easy hikes, and enjoyed the scenery, hiking, and some good country-style Chinese food.

Setting up the tents.

The campfire.

Campsite.

Getting ready to pack up in the morning.

View of the hills and sky.

One of the valley streams.

River running through the valley.

Caterpillar.

Bug on a purple flower.

Ladybugs.

Getting close to a mantis.

Macrophotographic mutual curiousity .

Flowers by the trail.

More flowers.

Campers collected some litter along the way.

The campers.

Restaurant lunch on the way back to Beijing.