June 2014 - The Great Wall, China
One of the wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China. It's really great. These pictures don't do justice to the experience we were able to have of hiking along it for the better part of a day.
One of the wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China. It's really great. These pictures don't do justice to the experience we were able to have of hiking along it for the better part of a day.
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| Headed up the lift to the wall | There is a sled track down from the wall with this absolutely incomprehensible sign: "curve-speed plaque". I can't even guess what this is the bad translation of. | The Great Wall |
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| Outside the wall | The overgrown, unrestored part of the wall | |
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| The wall snaking up the mountains | ||
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| The rolling green hills (and gross pollution) out at the wall | ||
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| More overgrown wall | ||
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| A nice steep part of the wall | A pretty slanty part of the wall | |
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| Catching a break from the sun. It was _really_ hot. | ||
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| It was at least 10 degrees cooler right outside the wall. Putting your face outside the wall fell like putting it right into an A/C. | The local wildlife. A dragon swallowtail. | |
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| Dragon swallowtail | At one of the towers | |
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| Inside the tower | Friends at the wall | A canon that can't be aimed. Possible explanation for how the Mongols broke through the wall. |
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| The wall is _incredibly_ steep | ||
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| Another really steep part | ||
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| Making our way up! | ||
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| The wall running along the ridge | ||
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| Steeeep | A much needed breather after a really steep part of the wall | Celebrating China |
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| We hiked up the wall all the way from down there. It was tough. | ||
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| The wall winding all over |