Tiger Leaping Gorge is a scenic canyon on the Jinsha River, a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located 37 miles north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site. This first batch is just the very beginning of a two-day exploration…
Before going in further for our trekking, we visit the tourist viewpoint which included a four-flight escalator down to the river’s edge…
We came at the end of the dry season, so the river is at it’s lowest, and the landscape is rather brownish…
After the tourist spot, we drove to another lunch spot, after which we started the hike to our accommodation (which did turn out to be Judy’s)…
In addition to the magnificent views across the gorge, we saw some goats, various concessionaires, including a guy who sold me a crystal, and some nice plants at Judy’s…
That evening, took an extra stroll, visited the “Half Way,” and saw some refracted sunset light on the mountains…
The next morning, caught some sunrise glow, and continued trekking to the next village (via a waterfall, etc…)…
Some last views of Tiger Leaping Gorge before arriving at another lunch spot and our bus to Lijiang…
All the pix in this last batch in this post were taken by others, fellow travelers, and especially our tour leader Langer Wong…
Next up, Lijiang, etc…