Hiking photos – Great Wall Spur, 2012/05/02
One of our first hikes in May 2012 was the Great Wall Spur, an picturesque stretch of unrestored Great Wall in Huairou District.
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Local farmers were herding sheep near the point where we began the hike.
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We started off by walking through a village, on the way to a valley where the real hiking would begin.
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A butterfly …
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… perhaps recently escaped from a cocoon like this.
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After a big climb, we were on the Great Wall.
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Unrestored Great Wall, overgrown by grass and shrubs.
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Hills and mountains in the distance.
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A very steep section of wall. We didn't climb this part!