See 20+ photos from a tricky hike up to the crags and lookouts above Zhenzhu Lake.
Read more about Zhenzhu Lake Tops, 2025/03/22

The blossoms were out early at Longquanyu, making the scenery on this visit extra pretty—see 10 photos of Great Wall and blossoms in the hills.
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2025/03/22

Twelve photos from a hike in the snow at the Gubeikou Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/03/16

A quick set of photos from the Nine-Eyes Tower hike—views of hills, mountains, and the famous Jiankou Great Wall.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower and the Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall, 2025/03/08

19 photos from a new trail that took us through the hills to Tanzhe Temple, passing by Peacock Hermitage, ‘Thousand-Layer Rock’, and Dingdu Pavilion on the way.
Read more about Through the Hills to Dingdu Pavilion and Tanzhe Temple, 2025/03/08

A set of 16 photos from a chilly day on the Great Wall at Jiankou—steep and rough Great Wall, tricky hiking.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village ‘extra’, 2025/03/01

Take a look through 26 photos from a hike up to the ‘switchback’, a spot high in the hills where the Great Wall makes a sharp turn—see wild and unrepaired wall plus repaired sections.
Read more about Switchback Great Wall hike, 2025/02/22

Fourteen photos from a private hike to the Eastern Qing Tombs in Hebei, 120km northeast of Beijing.
Read more about Eastern Qing Tombs, 2025/02/22

Twenty photos from a fine day on the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/02/16

Nineteen photos from a hike on the trails up and down and through the boulders and cliffs and caves of the Phoenix Ridge scenic area.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge and the Flying Stone Pagoda, 2025/02/15

A beautiful day on the ice at the White River—see fifteen photos of the frozen river and canyon scenery, plus a quick visit to the cave cafe at the end.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2025/02/09

We hiked up Immortal Valley to explore icefalls and ice caves before heading up to the peak—see 13 photos.
Read more about Immortal Valley, 2025/02/02

Finally a snow day! See nine photos of snow on the Great Wall on the Jiankou to Beigou Village trail.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2025/02/01

Check out a short set of photos from a CNY walk down the frozen White River—eight photos from the hike.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2025/01/31

On this hike along the frozen White River we hiked on the ice, investigated open areas where the water was flowing, and ran into some sort of ice hockey camping festival just before the end! (22 photos)
Read more about White River ice hike, 2025/01/11

See twenty photos from a hike in the White River canyon, crossing the ice and hiking on the frozen river.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2025/01/05

First hike of 2025! A lovely day out on the icy White River—see 22 photos.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2025/01/01

We celebrated Christmas 2024 with a hike from Hemp Village to the Gubeikou Great Wall, plus a dumpling-making competition! See 27 photos from the hike and competition.
Read more about Great Wall Christmas, 2024/12/25

Ten photos from a hike on the trails by Jinhai Lake.
Read more about Jinhai Lake hike, 2024/12/14

Sixteen photos from a hike on the rocky and rough Great Wall at Lupiguan.
Read more about Lupiguan Great Wall, 2024/12/01