Hike! Keeping warm at night

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by edng

my website WALKEAST

Some fantastic photography on your website! I look forward to checking it out thoroughly.

Sunset has its rewards too...

Originally Posted by edng

THIS looks like a 'sweet spot ' .... is it at location A or B or somewhere in between in your map? will research it further

Xiwuyanlou is at location A.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by edng

And location K is the hotel (courtyard/quadrangle ) that you wrote about? Any guess or estimate on how long it takes to get from K to B by foot ? Or can a car drive all the way up to B ?

Sorry to be asking these questions....... because there is no distance scale on the Google Earth map ha ha !

Yes, K is the hotels.

The road goes all the way to B but it's not open to normal traffic. The walk is maybe 15 minutes.

You should have a distance scale on Google Earth at the bottom left of the satellite image. On the View menu, make sure Scale Legend is checked.

[edng]

before dawn, I assume that the cable car will not be running?

which route do you best use to get to A in the dark before sunrise? I was thinking of walking from J to B directly on foot.... then on to A

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by edng

before dawn, I assume that the cable car will not be running?

which route do you best use to get to A in the dark before sunrise? I was thinking of walking from J to B directly on foot.... then on to A

Yes, that is the route you'll want to take. The cable car won't be running.

[Snow]

May be I am the guy fit to you.
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Please contact me as below If you need more information.
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I am sorry for poor English and good night.

[edng]

thank you snow.... will give you a call in Sept when i arrive for pre-hike scouting trip

[Snow]

OK!

[edng]

in final phase of preparations for November in Beijing + Xian and 2nights 3 days on the Wall

Anyone with recommendations on affordable hotels in Beijing ?

And found this very useful China train guide (dont know if this is old news to you)

http://www.chinatravelguide.com/ctgw...g&to=Changchun
http://www.chinatravelguide.com/ctgw...g&to=Changchun

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by edng

Anyone with recommendations on affordable hotels in Beijing ?

http://www.leohostel.com/

[Hiker]

I just have been Badaling Great Wall. I hope that one day I could jion in some groups and hike all of the China Great Wall sections.

I guess most of you had a nice a great great wall tour.

keep on going, guys.

Hiker