After powering up the stairs to the top of Phoenix Ridge, we got above the clouds and then up and over to the 'Big Wind Gap'—see 10 photos.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge to the ‘Big Wind Gap’, 2020/05/09

See a set of 30+ photos from the hike up to the hidden ruins of 'High Bridge' Monastery.
Read more about ‘High Bridge’ Monastery hike, 2020/05/05

During the May holiday we spent two days in Pinggu District, overnighting at a countryside hotel—see 13 photos from the trip, including the hikes, a mah-jong session, and dragon-boating!
Read more about Pinggu District overnighter, 2020/05/03

See a set of 12 photos from the White River hike—with a forecast high of 36°C, it was a perfect day to cool off in the still-chilly water.
Read more about Along the White River, 2020/05/02

We took a stroll through the beautiful blooms of the Botanical Gardens on the way to a hike in the hills behind—see 23 photos from the gardens and hiking trails.
Read more about ‘Behind the Botanical Gardens’ hike, 2020/04/19

See 17 photos from recent hikes in Beijing's West Mountains.
Read more about West Hills hikes, 2020/04

A small set of photos from a hike at Yellow Pines Reservoir—see six shots of hills and forest and reservoir.
Read more about Yellow Pines Peak hike, 2020/04/18

Photos from several hikes at Stone Gate Mountain Camp in April, 2020.
Read more about Stone Gate Mountain Camp hikes, 2020/04

See a selection of shots from the hikes we were able to do in March—22 photos from Phoenix Ridge, the Western Mountains, and the White River.
Read more about Photos from hikes in March 2020

See 30+ photos from a hike around the cliffs and craggy tops of the Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge Scenic Area, 2020/03/22

First hike of 2020! See 12 photos from a hike along the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2020/01/01

For our last hike of 2019 we headed out to the Huanghuacheng Great Wall to see the last sunset of 2019 from a great spot up on the Great Wall—see 21 photos of Great Wall, snowy scenery, and the sunset.
Read more about Sunset over the Huanghuacheng Great Wall, 2019/12/31

See 19 shots of snow and steep Great Wall from a hike at Longquanyu.
Read more about Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/12/28

See 10 shots of the snowy and icy scenery in Shuiquan Canyon.
Read more about Shuiquan Canyon, 2019/12/28

For this year's Christmas hike we did the hike from Hemp Village over to the Gubeikou Great Wall—super nice with fresh snow on the ground.
Read more about Great Wall Christmas at Gubeikou, 2019/12/25

See 16 photos from a winter hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall, with fresh snow on the hills and Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/12/22

See 14 photos from an easy stroll through the snowy countryside. on our old Auspicious Village hike.
Read more about Auspicious Village hike, 2019/12/21

The Silver Pagoda Loop hike is in an area that is typically very quiet and empty, and we were the first to blaze a trail through the new snow for much of this walk—see 23 photos.
Read more about Silver Pagoda Loop, 2019/12/01

With snow on the ground, this hike was slippery … but fun! See fifteen photos.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/12/01

See 23 photos from a hike on the snow-covered Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/11/30