A bit of fog, traffic jams, a few extra kms, not that many blossoms … still a fun hike! See 20+ photos from a walk all the way through the West Hills, from near the Botanical Gardens all the way over to the Forest Park.
Read more about West Hills Blossoms Route, 2024/04/13

See eighteen photos from a hike up to the top section of the Chenjiapu Great Wall, a spot we call ‘the switchback’.
Read more about Switchback Great Wall, 2024/04/06

The flowers were showing all over the hills while we did this tough trail, starting off under Moss Mountain and hiking up and over a big ridge to reach the peak of Lotus Mountain—see 18 photos from the hike.
Read more about Moss Mountain to Lotus Mountain, 2024/04/05

The wild cherry and peach flowers were all out as we hiked around Silver Mountain on the way to the pagodas—see 23 photos.
Read more about Silver Pagoda Loop, 2024/03/31

See a big set of photos from two days on the Great Wall at Gubeikou and Jinshanling.
Read more about Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall camping, 2024/03

It was a grey kind of day at the Huangyaguan Great Wall, enlivened by a good hike, plenty of Great Wall history info from BJH Big Boss Huijie, and a big meal at a countryside restaurant—take a look at 15 photos from the hike.
Read more about Huangyaguan Great Wall, 2024/03/24

We headed out to the Huairou hills to explore the pagodas and temple remains at Silver Mountain, and then hiked out to the ‘Car Camp’ to finish—see 19 photos.
Read more about Kids Club at the Silver Pagodas, 2024/03/23

Our first hike here with a group—see 12 photos from the lakeside trails and paths.
Read more about Jinhai Lake, 2024/03/17

See seventeen shots from a hike up to the peak of Huairou’s Heituo Mountain.
Read more about Heituo Mountain Crossing, 2024/03/16

See a big set of shots from a trial trip that checked the various trail options in the Zhenzhu Lake area.
Read more about Zhenzhu Lake Tops scouting trip, 2024/03/11

Fourteen photos from the trail by Zhenbei Tower over towards Mutianyu—see shots of Great Wall, mountains, and an impromptu jianzi session.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2024/03/10

Take a look at 15 photos from an early-spring exploration of the Phoenix Ridge trails.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area and the Flying Stone Pagoda, 2024/03/09

See 12 shots from a walk along the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2024/03/06

On this hike we found fresh snow on parts of the trail, high winds in the air, and super views of mountains and Great Wall—see 13 photos.
Read more about High Tower and Huanglouyuan, 2024/03/03

Forty photos from a Lantern Festival visit to Yu County, including shots from the parades and the spectacular ‘dashuhua’ performance.
Read more about Yu County’s Ancient Walled Towns and Lantern Festival celebration, 2024/02

A big set of hiker-supplied photos from a private visit to Labrang Monastery in Xiahe, Gansu Province.
Read more about Labrang Monastery, Xiahe, 2024/02

See 30 photos from a hike down the frozen White River—solid ice, transparent ice, icicles, cliffs, canyons, more!
Read more about White River ice hike, 2024/01/07

See 22 photos from a hike from Jiankou over to Beigou Village, near the Mutianyu Great Wall.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2024/01/06

Seventeen photos from a clear day up on the Great Wall Spur.
Read more about Great Wall Spur, 2024/01/03

First hike of 2024! See 21 photos from a stroll down the frozen White River.
Read more about White River ice hike, 2024/01/01