Trip Reports & Photos

A new outing that starts with a loop hike in the foothills of Big Black Mountain and finishes with a tour of Chang Tomb—this time cold and icy with some snow on the ground. (17 photos)
Read more about Big Black Mountain and Chang Tomb, 2026/03/01

A variety of scenery on this hike, starting with the gloomy and frozen Big Cloud Valley and finishing with a look at the Longquanyu Great Wall—see 20 photos.
Read more about Xiangtun Village Loop, 2026/02/21

See seventeen shots from a two-day trip to Yu County in Hebei—Spring Festival opera performances, the splashing sparks of Dashuhua, temples, towns, and a countryside hike.
Read more about Yu County CNY overnight, 2026/02

We travelled out to Yanqing District to check out the caves at Guyaju, and then headed on to the ice festival at Longqingxia—see 24 photos.
Read more about Tang Dynasty Caves and Longqingxia Ice Festival, 2026/02/15

First hike here in a while! See 29 shots from a trail that follows old tracks between mountain villages and comes out by two of the closed Ming Tombs.
Read more about Longevity Village to Deling Tomb, 2026/02/14

See 23 photos from the hills and ice-filled valleys on the hike, including some of the Great Wall in the area.
Read more about ‘Big Cloud’ Valley and Shuiquan Canyon, 2026/02/07

24 photos from a walk down the frozen White River.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2026/02/01

An overcast day up on the Great Wall on the west side of Jiankou—see 13 photos.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower and Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall, 2026/01/25

Twenty photos from a hike along the frozen White River.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2026/01/24

We love the Immortal Valley hike in winter because of the frozen waterfalls and snowy trails—this visit didn’t disappoint! (28 photos)
Read more about Immortal Valley, 2026/01/18

Seven shots from a hike in the snow at the Lakeside Great Wall—not that many photos, too cold, too snowy!
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2026/01/17

We did our regular Moss Mountain hike, and after a look at the Walled Village we added on a little more hiking with a look at the Huanghuacheng Great Wall—see 16 photos.
Read more about Moss Mountain to the Walled Village, 2026/01/10

The frozen reservoir, ice falls, and ice cave in the valley parts of the trail were popular; it was much quieter on the top trails—see 12 photos from a winter walk with super views of the Miyun Reservoir.
Read more about Immortal Valley Loop, 2026/01/02

A winter walk to explore the Great Wall around the reservoir at the Lakeside Great Wall—24 photos of Great Wall, hills and mountains, and the frozen streams and reservoir.
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2025/12/28

Twenty photos from the hike and dumpling-making competition!
Read more about Hemp Village and Gubeikou Great Wall Christmas hike, 2025/12/25

Fifteen photos from a hike around Silver Mountain, with stops at a tiny mountain shrine as well as the pagodas.
Read more about Silver Pagoda Loop, 2025/12/20

Twelve photos from a hike where we saw some snow on the wall!
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/12/14

Eleven photos from a fine day on the Great Wall at Jiankou—see shots of Nine-Eyes Tower and the ‘Big West’ Great Wall.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower and the Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall, 2025/11/06

See 13 photos from a hike up to Nine-Eyes Tower at the Jiankou Great Wall.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower and the Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall, 2025/11/22

See 30+ shots from a day trip that visited historical sites in Lingshui Village and nearby Yanhecheng.
Read more about Lingshui ‘Scholars’ Village’ and Yanhe River Fort, 2025/11/22