January 16: In Zhongdian, China.
This area of China is often referred to as "Shangri-la" meaning "paradise." It borders Tibet and the Himalayas, and is where the Yangze River begins (which flows east to Shanghai). It is also incredibly cold here in the middle of January!
The deepest gorge in the world (or in China?) is just north of Lijiang between the villages of Qiaotou and Daju. It's called "Tiger Leaping Gorge" because myth has it that a Tiger once jumped across the Yangtze River here.
Christi is approaching a village where we stopped for breakfast. These villages are inhabitted by the Naxi tribe and Tibetan people. They've terraced the mountainside and raise goats here. The goat-hearder in front of Christi is an American guy named John we met on the bus to Qiaotou.
Okay, maybe John isn't really a goat-hearder... but this guy is!
Tauru and John, practicing their "steel-blue squatting" pose... GQ is calling...
At the top of the "28 bends" - a steep set of switchbacks... phew!
After we finished the trek, we walked the 20km (13mi) back to Qiatou! Wow! Here is the low road just above the Yangze - I think i could jump across that... grrrowl!
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2008
2008
January
10: China Part I
16: China Part II
26: China Part III
February
6: China Part IV
End: China Part V
March
5: China Part VI
9: China Part VII
12: China Part VIII
24: We Make it to Tibet
April
2: We Arrive in Kathmandu
25: Back in Pokhara, Nepal
29: A Hotel in Pokhara
May
4: Back to Kathmandu
31: Trekked to Everest Base Camp
June
21: To Calcutta, India
25: More of Calcutta
July
12: Quick Trip to Thailand
August
8: Back to India
10: The Golden Temple
12: In Dharamsala, India
21: Marijuana in Manali
September
9: Northern India
22: More of Inida
October
3: Aswan & The Pyramids
4: Abu Simbel (Egypt)
7: Onward to Luxor
13: White Desert in The Sahara
20: Egypt's Awesome Beaches
November
30: 40 Days in the Desert
December
13: Jordan & Syria
18: Then Turkey
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