Tag: Hiking
Around Dunhuang
While Dunhuang is surrounded by beautiful natural and historical sights, many of them are quite far away from anything that I’d be comfortable calling a town or, at times, a road. So, I let myself be talked into taking a minivan tour to most of these sights on the second […]
Langmusi
Much like Jiuzhaigou, the draw to Langmusi was a combination of Tibetan culture and natural beauty. Two large Tibetan temples sit above the town, and beyond both lie opportunities for hiking through distinctly different environments. Just past the Sichuan monastery lies Namo Gorge, a valley enclosed by rocks and a […]
Sichuan: Bamboo Sea
In order to get away from the Spring Festival crowds in Chengdu, I left town towards the Bamboo Sea. On the way I met a girl, Carmen, who had gotten tired of cooking for her family for the holidays and decided to do the same. After walking around the park […]
Huangshan: Yellow Mountain
Huangshan: Yellow Mountain I highly recommend visiting Huangshan if you’re on a trip in China, both because the mountains themselves are beautiful but also because it can be a great place to interact with Chinese on an equal tourist footing. There are plenty of ancient villages in the area nearby […]
Huashan
Just east of Xi’An is China’s “Magnificant Mountain.” Though not spoken of with the same level of excitement and beauty of Huangshan (in Anhui Province), Huashan mountain is quite pretty. Greg and I took the cable car up early in the day, spent all day hiking between the 5 major […]
Hey there! I'm Stephen, this is my travel blog, and that's me in the poofy hat.
I'm a photographer / writer traveling since 2008, and I've been doing my best to visit amazing places.
My current focus is Central Asia, because for a hiking and camping enthusiast it's as good as it gets.