Trekking through Tiger Leaping Gorge - Yunnan Province - July 28-29, 2012


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July 30th 2012
Published: July 30th 2012
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Saturday, July 28th was the start of an epic adventure – we hopped on a bus at 7:30AM and headed up to Qiatou, a village on the edge of Tiger Leaping Gorge. At Qiaotou, we dropped off the bulk of our stuff and began the 5.5-hour hike into the gorge. Tiger Leaping Gorge is the tallest gorge over the Yangtze River and the views from the top are just spectacular. Unfortunately, getting to them mean... Read Full Entry



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Group of hikersGroup of hikers
Group of hikers

we all came together from Lijiang and hiked to Halfway House
The view from our room 2The view from our room 2
The view from our room 2

we wanted to just stay
Our roomOur room
Our room

we left dorms behind (briefly) and got a private room!
Chickens in the bushesChickens in the bushes
Chickens in the bushes

this was pretty funny



2nd August 2012
Evening light on the mountains

the view
wow this view is stunning
2nd August 2012
View from the middle of the gorge 3

rafting?
Did you see any rafters? Is it even allowed?
3rd August 2012
View from the middle of the gorge 3

Don't think rafting is common, but not sure

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