Trip Reports & Photos archives: May 2026

Lovely long views of Great Wall and green hills on this hike—see twelve photos.
Read more about Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2025/05/31

We were accompanied by a pig for the first part of this hike—take a look at two photos of Hiking Pig and another 30+ from the Great Wall.
Read more about Switchback Great Wall, 2026/05/23

See seventeen shots from a hike from the Gubeikou Great Wall over to Jinshanling.
Read more about Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall, 2026/05/20

We had decent luck with the weather on this one, avoiding the heavy rain in the forecast, although the mist reduced the views somewhat—see 13 photos.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2026/05/17

Misty and foggy weather up in the mountains—see 17 photos from a hike up Hengling Valley and around the bluffs and wall at Big Plate Camp village.
Read more about Big Plate Camp and Hengling, 2026/05/16

We hiked the big ridgeline of the mountains just to the west of Beijing, finishing with a walk down an old pilgrim’s trail—check out 20 photos from the hike with green hills and long views.
Read more about Vulture Rock Ridge and the Yangtaishan Pilgrim’s trail, 2026/05/09

Rainy weather meant we needed to change the route slightly, but the skies cleared in time for amazing light and a rainbow backdrop—see 18 photos.
Read more about Jiankou Zhengbei Tower Great Wall sundown hike, 2026/05/02

Thirty-four photos of desert views and side trips from the 4-day trip during the May holiday.
Read more about Tengger Desert, Inner Mongolia, 2026/05