Epic Hikes of the World ( PDFDrive )

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ALONE ON THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Soak up centuries of Chinese history as you follow the Great Wall for
two days through the misty, forested mountains guarding the
borderlands of Běijīng.
It’s been a couple of minutes since I veered off the dusty, partly bricked pathway
on to this ridge of hard-packed sun-dried earth. Low, scratchy shrubs block sight
of the ground under foot, so I just follow the spine of the hill, knowing that both
sides drop away sharply into the valley below. Slowly I feel the path becoming