Trip Reports & Photos archives: April 2018

  1. Pinnacle Tower, 2018/04/29

    Pinnacle Tower hike, 2018/04/29

    The Pinnacle Tower hike is a short but steep trail that peaks at a tall tower in the mountains—see 12 shots from the climb up and over the top.
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  2. Great Wall Spur hike, 2018/04/28

    Great Wall Spur hike, 2018/04/28

    See a set of 21 photos from a hike up and over the Great Wall Spur, a line of unrepaired Ming Dynasty-era Great Wall.
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  3. Stone Valley Great Wall,2018/04/27

    Stone Valley Great Wall, 2018/04/27

    See 17 photos from a hike along the Great Wall above Stone Valley—green hills, blooming flowers, and a beautiful section of unrepaired Great Wall.
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  4.  BIBA hike out at Gubeikou Great Wall, 2018/04/25

    BIBA hike out at Gubeikou Great Wall, 2018/04/25

    A set of 20 photos from a Great Wall walk we organised for students and teachers from the BIBA school in Shunyi.
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  5. Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake

    Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2018/04/21

    See 29 photos from an overcast but clear day on the Great Wall at Longquanyu Great Wall.
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  6. Camping Gubeikou Great Wall and Jinshanling Great Wall, 2018/04/21

    Gubeikou Great Wall and Jinshanling Great Wall camping, 2018/04/21

    See 25 shots from a camping trip on the Great Wall at Gubeikou—overcast and cloudy, but still fun!
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  7. War Tunnels and the old Gold Mines, 2018/04/05

    War Tunnels and the old Gold Mines, 2018/04/05

    A surprise snowfall made this hike extra interesting—see 16 photos from the hike and the War Tunnels museum.
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  8. Walk Down The Incense Trail to Dajue Temple, 201804/01

    Walk Down The Incense Trail to Dajue Temple, 2018/04/01

    We followed the old pilgrims trail over the hills from Miaofengshan to Dajue Temple, finishing with a look about the temple—see 20+ photos from the hike, including hills full of blossoms, the donkey family and the temple tour.
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  9. Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2018/04/01

    Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2018/04/01

    On this visit to the Gubeikou Great Wall we started seeing signs of spring in the hills, with buds and blooms all through the hills around the wall—see 20 photos.
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