Back Down To Earth
Today was a tough hike. A lot of straight up hiking. Took me 4 1/2 hours round trip and there wasn't a part of my body that wasn't drenched in sweat. Really enjoyed the hike, but was very tired when I got back. I am sure I will hurt tomorrow for this one. No problem because tomorrow I travel back to Beijing. The Great Wall today was better than yesterday. The wall went up steep mountainsides and down into valleys. The path ended on a pointed mountain top where you could see the wall twisting its way over mountain ridges and beyond. To me this a magical place, but to others it is just a place to hike and see sites. It isn't possible to express the excitement and joy I have felt being in this quiet place with this amazing structure. You
Mike Rose
97 chapters
Great Wall Hike 2
August 30, 2017
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North of Beijing
Today was a tough hike. A lot of straight up hiking. Took me 4 1/2 hours round trip and there wasn't a part of my body that wasn't drenched in sweat. Really enjoyed the hike, but was very tired when I got back. I am sure I will hurt tomorrow for this one. No problem because tomorrow I travel back to Beijing. The Great Wall today was better than yesterday. The wall went up steep mountainsides and down into valleys. The path ended on a pointed mountain top where you could see the wall twisting its way over mountain ridges and beyond. To me this a magical place, but to others it is just a place to hike and see sites. It isn't possible to express the excitement and joy I have felt being in this quiet place with this amazing structure. You
do have to pause and reflect about the tremendous sacrifices made by countless numbers of people who lost their lives in the construction of the wall. I think you can honour them by enjoying their achievement even though they probably didn't see it that way. Today when I had made it to the top with all the effort put in to get there, I thought about how hard it must have been for these people to haul the stones up such drastic extremes to build a wall. Hard for me to climb, but unbearable for those building it. Will be content tomorrow when I leave knowing I saw all that I could and experienced the Wall the way I wanted to! Onward to Beijing again for a couple more days.
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It all started with the first grey hair.........
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On the Road again.....
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Eataly and Old things......
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Culture Day
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The Medici Curse
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A Slanted View.......
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Lining up for David
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Holy Cannoli
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Exploring Paradise......
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Verona and Shakespeare......
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South to the home of Pizza and Mozzarella.....
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Sunday is not a slow day in Napoli...
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Pom Pom's for Pompeii
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Totally Different.....
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Hidden Gem of the Adriatic.....
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Kotor below the mountain.....
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King's Landing......
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Surf and Sun .......
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A Pleasant Day of Travel.........
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Rainy day in Croatia......
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Plitvice and Plum Brandy.......
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Whacked Crazy Day of Travel ......
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Fathers Day in Buda (with a) Pest.
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Relaxed Day in a Vibrant City.....
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Vienna the Good, the Bad, and the Lucky....
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Music and Mountains.....
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More of Magnificent Vienna...
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Day and Night in Prague.....
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Sunday in Prague.....
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Lots of Bones........
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Beer is Cheaper than Water......
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Perogies in Poland....
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A Sobering Day.......
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Happy Birthday Canada from Poland......
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A Few Days in Warsaw
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Shall we Gdansk.....
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Long Trip to Lithuania
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Vilnius in the Air and on the Ground...."
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Nida Break......
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Latvian Charm......
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Riga in the Rain....
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Estonian Excitement......
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Taking It Easy in Tallinn
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Pasty No More
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Hel(yeah)sinki
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Helsinki Highlights.....
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Sad Day as Katelyn Goes Home....
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To Russia With Love......
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Peterhof the Russian Versailles
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St. Petersburg Crazy........
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Moscow or Bust
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Moscow's Finest.......
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Moscow Winding Down...
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Gorky Park......
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Trans Siberian Railway........
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Baikal in the Rain.....
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Russia Ends, Mongolia Begins......
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Mongolia Camping Trip..........
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Busy Beijing
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Beijing and the Great Wall
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Great Wall Hike
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Great Wall Hike 2
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Back to Beijing and Summer Palace...
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Walk around Beijing
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Ancient City of Pingyao
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Warriors of Xi'an
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Panda-mania
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The Fun of Travelling
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Lijiang a Breathe of Fresh Air......
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Tiger Leaping Gorge-ous
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Stone Forest
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West Mountain of Kunming......
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Hot and Humid Guilin
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Rice, Rice, and More Rice......
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Terrific Tianmen Mountain.....
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Avatar Park in China.....
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Yellow Mountain in the Sky.....
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Tranquility in Chaos.......
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Modern Urban China
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Tibet or Bust
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Tibetan Temples and Taboos.....
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Treading in the Footsteps of the Dalai Lama...
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Tibetan Countryside......
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Everest
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Nepal Travel Hell........
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Trekking into the Top of the World.....
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Life Between Treks
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Annapurna Beauty
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Pokhara Relax Days
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Jungle Adventures
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End of Nepal
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To Thailand for Rest
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Beach Life
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Week on the Beach
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Christmas in Paradise
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Few days of Cool
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Fun in the Sun
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