The Opposite End of China (Xinjiang, China)
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I hadn't quite expected my Great Wall adventure to involve so much physical exercise. But here in China they say you're not really a man until you've visited the Great Wall, so I guess the effort was worth it. Enjoy!

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My taxi driver to the Great Mall, Ma.
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My taxi driver to the Great Mall, Ma.
Last comment 11/24/2008.
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Getting close...Simatai in the distance.
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Getting close...Simatai in the distance.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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We stopped near the bottom so I could buy some gloves. The temperature was something like -10 deg. Celsius, whatever that is in Farenheit.
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We stopped near the bottom so I could buy some gloves. The temperature was something like -10 deg. Celsius, whatever that is in Farenheit.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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The climb begins.
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The climb begins.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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A sign near the beginning. I couldn't agree more.
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A sign near the beginning. I couldn't agree more.
Last comment 09/18/2008.
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Looking at another section of the Great Wall through a window in the first Simatai tower.
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Looking at another section of the Great Wall through a window in the first Simatai tower.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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I've still got a long way to go.
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I've still got a long way to go.
Last comment 09/20/2008.
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Self portrait.
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Self portrait.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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I've never walked up so many step in my entire life.
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I've never walked up so many step in my entire life.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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When I got to the top, a Polish couple was taking pictures in their Superman t-shirts. They offered to take a picture of me.
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When I got to the top, a Polish couple was taking pictures in their Superman t-shirts. They offered to take a picture of me.
Last comment 11/12/2008.
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View from the top.
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View from the top.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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I guess it was empty because it was so cold. I only saw approx. five other people on the entire three hour journey.
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I guess it was empty because it was so cold. I only saw approx. five other people on the entire three hour journey.
Last comment 10/03/2008.
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A little silent movie I made with my digital camera on the Great Wall at Simatai.
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A little silent movie I made with my digital camera on the Great Wall at Simatai.
Last comment 09/21/2008.
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Heading back down.
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Heading back down.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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Panorama of the Great Wall at Simatai, once I got back down to the bottom.
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Panorama of the Great Wall at Simatai, once I got back down to the bottom.
Last comment 02/18/2008.
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