Shortly after returning from the U.S., Andrew and I left for an 11 day trip to southern China; where we visited Lijiang (1), Tiger Leaping Gorge, Shangri-la (2), and Dali (3) in Yunnan province and Yangshuo county, near Guilin (4). It was a great trip. Although Andrew would say we spent too much time on the bus (about 18 hours in the first four days).
One of the highlights of the trip was a two day hike on the Tiger Leaping Gorge. We really enjoyed the hike, me maybe a little bit more than Andrew. It took us about 7 hours to hike 23 km through an amazing gorge. The weather forecast was predicting a lot of rain, but fortunately it just drizzled a little. The rain was just enough to cool us off.
One of the highlights of the trip was a two day hike on the Tiger Leaping Gorge. We really enjoyed the hike, me maybe a little bit more than Andrew. It took us about 7 hours to hike 23 km through an amazing gorge. The weather forecast was predicting a lot of rain, but fortunately it just drizzled a little. The rain was just enough to cool us off.
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| It took 5 hours, instead of 2, to drive from Lijiang to the start of the hike due to road construction and heavy traffic. |
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| A lady working in her corn field on the side of the mountain. |
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| Andrew looking like he's having fun. |
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| Five Finger Guesthouse, where we stayed one night. Accommodations, dinner, breakfast and beer for $30, what a steal. |
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| Our tiny room. |
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| Trough toilet |
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| Shower with hot water |
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| Notice the waterfall covering our path. |
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| Goats chillin' |
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| Raging water at the bottom of the gorge. After the 7 hour hike, it was another 2 hours round-trip to the bottom of the gorge. |
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| We did not take the safe path. |
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| We took this path, which was a very long metal ladder on the side of the mountain. |
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| The views were breathtaking. |
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