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The Wall

Here are all the regular pics of the wall. We only had about 2 and a half hours on the wall (which we stretched to almost 3 by being late), so I didn't get to make it to the farthest tower on the wall unfortunately. But it was a great time anyway. I got a higher ratio of pics I liked to pics I took than I usually do, so this one has a relatively large number of pics, hopefully you won't all get bored.
Camari delirious on the bus ride there.
Camari delirious on the bus ride there.		 Camari and David in their new hats, Camari was a little more awake now.
Camari and David in their new hats, Camari was a little more awake now.		 Chinese banjo player.
Chinese banjo player.		 Cool bridge.
Cool bridge.
The path up. Note someone's annoying new hat at the bottom of my picture, hehe.
The path up. Note someone's annoying new hat at the bottom of my picture, hehe.		 I had no idea what that thing was when I took this. Sneak preview of things to come...
I had no idea what that thing was when I took this. Sneak preview of things to come...		 The wall, seen from down below.
The wall, seen from down below.		 Stealing a picture of Li Laoshi, who is trying to hit me with the flag.
Stealing a picture of Li Laoshi, who is trying to hit me with the flag.
The wall across the river/stream/lake from us.
The wall across the river/stream/lake from us.		 More bits of wall.
More bits of wall.		 The climb up the first part.
The climb up the first part.		 More wall across the way.
More wall across the way.
Looking out one of the towers.
Looking out one of the towers.		 More wall across the way.
More wall across the way.		 The wall on our side, very beautiful.
The wall on our side, very beautiful.		 The wall across the way.
The wall across the way.
taken from a tower looking up toward the next two.
taken from a tower looking up toward the next two.		 Adam and Alicia.
Adam and Alicia.		 More wall across the way.
More wall across the way.		 Still climbing up...
Still climbing up...
Zhao Shanshan watching over us CIEE folk as we climbed up.
Zhao Shanshan watching over us CIEE folk as we climbed up.		 Adam and Alicia looking up at me, taken from the top of a tower.
Adam and Alicia looking up at me, taken from the top of a tower.		 Joyce and Aldri enjoying the scenery.
Joyce and Aldri enjoying the scenery.		 As you can see, the wall goes on forever, we could barely see this far.
As you can see, the wall goes on forever, we could barely see this far.
Joyce and Aldri climbing up.
Joyce and Aldri climbing up.		 A nice shot of Joyce and Aldri.
A nice shot of Joyce and Aldri.		 And a good shot of me, thanks to Aldri for taking this for me.
And a good shot of me, thanks to Aldri for taking this for me.		 We made to tower 10 out of 12, and then ran out time.
We made to tower 10 out of 12, and then ran out time.
Joyce and Aldri.
Joyce and Aldri.		 The three of us.
The three of us.		 Another shot of the wall, it just kept on going and going...
Another shot of the wall, it just kept on going and going...		 I know I say this a lot, but... Greatest. Picture. EVER.
I know I say this a lot, but... Greatest. Picture. EVER.
People chilling out on top of one of the towers.
People chilling out on top of one of the towers.		 Us CIEE folk making our way down.
Us CIEE folk making our way down.		 Joyce and Aldri running along the steep part...
Joyce and Aldri running along the steep part...		 ..and having trouble slowing themselves down.
..and having trouble slowing themselves down.
Aldri climbing up one of the towers.
Aldri climbing up one of the towers.		 Another stolen shot of Li Laoshi, as she nervously checks the time and wonders what the crazy Americans are doing.
Another stolen shot of Li Laoshi, as she nervously checks the time and wonders what the crazy Americans are doing.		 Aldri jumping down from the tower.
Aldri jumping down from the tower.		 Someone going down the zipcord.
Someone going down the zipcord.
Looking back toward the parking lot below.
Looking back toward the parking lot below.		 Fall colors have arrived! (No saturation boost on this one!)
Fall colors have arrived! (No saturation boost on this one!)		 Old and tattered lantern on the boat we took back to the parking lot.
Old and tattered lantern on the boat we took back to the parking lot.

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