Sheep graze in a snowy corn field.

We took a break in the middle of the wintry countryside scenery.

Sheep were looking for any corn left over from the harvest.

Perhaps there's something nicer to eat over here.

Our local guide, Mr. Gao.

In autumn every year these trees are filled with chestnuts.

From the size of the trunk of this chestnut tree, we can see that it’s very old.

This trail led us to the top of the hill.

There was a good resting place under the tree.

A good view of where we'd be walking next.

We followed this trail downhill to another village.

Say ”Hi“!

More cornfields, with the blue sky in the background.

Huilin was one of the founders of Beijing Hikers, back for a vacation.

We passed through more chestnut orchards on the way to the next village.

It was very slippery going downhill in the snow!

We spotted this lady walking up the road to her village.

In the background of this photo, the Yellow Flower section of the Great Wall follows the ridge on top of a hill.

Cat tracks.

Pods on a plant, filled with soft fluff.

A big old pine tree leaning over our path.