Hiking photos – Immortal Valley, 2012/04/15
Our Immortal Valley hike follows a looping trail, walking out the back of a Miyun park to get up to a scenic ridgeline trail.
When the weather is nice, the park gets quite a few visitors. However, most of them are content to stay down in the lower sections, which leaves the high-up ridge trail nice and clear for us!
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The hike starts off on a flat road that leads through the park.
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We followed a donkey for a little while before overtaking.
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A metal stairway scales the cliff face, flanked by the flow of water from a reservoir at the top.
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Betsy Taylor, our Naturalist, talking about rocks.
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Peach blossoms.
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During winter, the valleys fill with ice. It's quite unusual to still be able to see some in April!
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We brought out snacks and drinks – including beer! – for everyone to fill up on before the drive back to the city.