Wednesday, March 07, 2007

trip photos

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A mossy mottled rock in the Stone Forest outside of Kunming.


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Looking down the wavy rock into a deep dark hole.


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It really does look like a forest of stones.


chicas asustadas
The crazy-narrow path on top of some tall pointy rocks, complete with scared Chinese girls.


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A really big forest of rocks - see the pagoda for size comparison.


¿lo reconoces?
Hmm, what's this rock look like?


Dali
Dali, seen from the mountain.


bellisimo
Looking out from the snowy mountain path.


cementerio forestal
Graves are scattered amongst the pine trees all over the mountain by Dali.


descansar
Independent rest. Clockwise, from the top: Jing Bin, Korean. Wu Xiaoli, Chinese. Alyssa, Minnesota.


jade dragon montaña nevada
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, near Lijiang.


por fin el agua en el aire
Watering the fields the hard way.


calle "vieja"
The "old" streets of Lijiang.


cerro solado, cerro sombrado 2
The grand and glorious beginning of the Tiger Leaping Gorge.


montañas continuas
The opposite face of the gorge.


camino adelante
Dirt paths really make for the best hiking.


que vista mas linda
What a place to build a guesthouse.


pared de montaña
Oh, I wish I were still there . . .


terrazas + montaña 2
All the land is terraced - there are many mouths to feed in China.


vertiente, un poco mas cerca
The waterfall, from afar.


vertiente + montañas
Up close and wet.


cruzarlo
The water runs right across the path.


paraiso
The highlight of the hike.


arriba


arriba recta


rapidos
The Yangzi River, far down below.


bajamos
The descent - it sure was sad to go down, leaving all that beautiful scenery behind.


seguimos por la calle
Back on paved road, unfortunately.


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Now that's what I call whitewater.


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Lijiang at night.


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Looking out the door at Lugu Lake.


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Snake Mountain


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Cycling around the lake.


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Countryside from a moving bus.


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A bath for Baobao back at Sun Island Cafe in Dali.


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A drippy tree is really what that bit of wall needed.


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Excellent place for the morning cup of tea.


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Taro playing the tabla.


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The view from beneath the cable cars near Dali. We walked up, of course, sneaking through the woods to avoid paying the entrance fee. What mountain has an entrance fee? And we already paid the first time.


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On the way down, we went around a bend to find a roofless building with monkeys chained to the porch. They get vicious if you get too close.


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Last afternoon in Kunming.


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The sun sets on my journey.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It all looks amazing! I feel bad for the monkey!
Lauren