虎跳峡  Tiger Leaping Gorge                                                              Yunnan
Deeper than the Grand Canyon, Tiger Leaping Gorge got its name from the story of a hunter, who hundreds of years ago chased a tiger deep into the gorge. When the hunter cornered the tiger along a cliff in the gorge, the tiger made a great leap off the cliff to a boulder in the center of a large rapids and escaped to the other side.


Into the Gorge. . .


The Beautiful Green of the Winter Crops


First Glimpse of the Yangzi River






First Guest House, stopped off here for a quick lunch. . .


The Pack Horses and Mules (whose owners follow you up, hoping that you give in) 


Snow Field! I'm coming back with my skis. . . Nicholas, want to join?






Clouds, trailing of the peak in the distance. . .


The Crew with John and his "where the *!$# is my Dunkin Donuts" face. . .


At the center of the gorge.


Guesthouse balcony where we stayed overnight (balcony compliments of Iris and John), what a view. . .


 Sunset. . . but wait. .  what about  the sunrise. . .



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