See 17 photos from a ramble through the hills on the west side of Beijing—ancient trails and ruins, wild cherry and peach blossoms, and city views.
Read more about Through the Hills to the Forest Park, 2023/03/25

See 30+ photos from the Great Wall Spur hike—a sort-of short hike with a serious amount of uphill required to reach the wall.
Read more about Great Wall Spur, 2023/03/19

See 20 photos from a hike along the rough and wild wall at Big Camp Plate—our first visit in two years!
Read more about Big Camp Plate Great Wall and Hengling, 2023/03/18

A beautiful day spent climbing small peaks and following shepherd’s trails in the low hills south of the Miyun Reservoir—see fourteen photos.
Read more about Kids Club at the Rolling Hills, 2023/03/12

Pictures from a hazy day’s hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall—see 21 photos, including Great Wall and Gubeikou village temples.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2023/03/05

We did our regular Jiankou to Beigou Village hike, with an extra stretch of steep and tricky Great Wall added at the beginning of the hike—see 16 photos.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village ’extra‘, 2023/03/04

We finally made it back to Huangyaguan! Check out 10 photos from the fort, museum, Great Wall, and horse track.
Read more about Huangyaguan Great Wall, 2023/02/26

After exploring the middle section of the Great Wall at Jinshanling we hiked out by Hemp Village and over to Gubeikou—see 27 photos of Great Wall, blue sky, and a little bit of snow.
Read more about Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall, 2023/02/25

This hike featured snowy and icy trails, with one particular icy slope that turned from an obstacle into entertainment—see 20 photos from a hike in fresh snow, going up big hills and down wild valleys.
Read more about High Rise Plus, 2023/02/18

See 14 photos from a hike in the snow at the Gubeikou Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2023/02/12

Our first hike here in two years was a misty, icy, snowy, and slippery experience thanks to overnight snowfall—see 18 photos.
Read more about Switchback Great Wall, 2023/02/11

Photos from our trip to Xiahe to see the festivals and performances in and around the monasteries and temples.
Read more about Labrang Monastery’s ‘Unveiling the Buddha’ Ceremony, Xiahe, Gansu Province, 2023/02

Nineteen photos from a walk through the hills and chestnut orchards on either side of the Lakeside Great Wall scenic area, including some shots of the frozen lake.
Read more about Over the Hills from Moss Mountain, 2023/02/04

See the sights of Chinese New Year in Yu County—the Dashuhua show, street performers and dances, plus ancient architecture and rural village visits.
Read more about Yu County overnight, 2023/01

A beautiful day out on the ice—see 10 photos.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2023/01/15

Snow in the hills the day before the hike made this a special one, with clear skies and a covering of snow on the rough and wild Great Wall—see 29 photos.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower Great Wall, 2023/01/14

Our first visit to Immortal Valley in 2023 took us by frozen reservoirs, waterfalls, and all the way up to the top for views over the Miyun Reservoir—see 14 photos.
Read more about Immortal Valley Loop, 2023/01/08

Our first ice hike of 2023! See fifteen photos.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2023/01/02

We hiked here twice this weekend—both hikes visiting the pagodas, and one finishing with a longer walk over the hills to East Water Valley Village.
Read more about Silver Pagodas, December 2022

A short set of photos from a hike at the Badaling Ancient Great Wall.
Read more about Badaling Ancient Great Wall, 2022/12/04