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Sundown at the Forest Park, 2021/03/20
On the Spring Equinox we hiked through the hills to reach the tops of the Western Hills Forest Park, seeing the start of spring blossoms, the sunset, and the lights of Beijing coming on as the sky darkened—see 14 photos.
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Nine-Eyes Tower, 2021/03/13
In a break in the recent smoggy weather we hiked up to Nine-Eyes Tower to find blue skies, great views, a little bit of snow, and quite a lot of mud where the snow had melted—see 19 photos.
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Over the Hills to Yanshou Temple, 2021/03/07
This hike followed orchard trails and old tracks over hills large and small on the way to Yanshou Temple. The temple was still closed, but the steep stairs behind the temple took us up to a peak with broad views of the surrounding countryside—see 20+ photos.
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High Bridge Monastery hike, 2021/03/06
We hiked a long trail into an obscure valley on the west side of Beijing to find the remains of High Bridge Monastery, and pagodas and stupas in the hills nearby—see 13 photos.
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Silver Pagodas to East Water Valley Village, 2021/03/03
Another unexpectedly frosty walk through the countryside, starting at the Silver Pagodas and finishing – a few hills later – at East Water Valley Village—see 17 shots of icy scenery.
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