First Movement

October 2nd - 3rd - Huairou and Surrounding Areas - 190 km

Stocked up on my Snickers bars....check. Bike is clean (finally), everything is working....check.

Headed North through Beijing on the G101. Not many riders out today, as the weather is a little cloudy. Made it to the hotel outside of Huairou, checked in, and then continued up into the hills.

Went about 35 km into the mountains, passing the very touristy Mutainyu section of the Wall. All the little towns in the hills were a bit depressing. All gray and bleak....nothing really going on. Could have been the weather too.

On the return trip to the hotel, I took a little off road to find another section of the Wall in a nice little area.

Gate to part of the Great Wall

Bumpy ride on the part of the Great Wall

Forgot the name of this section of the wall....I should start paying a little more attention. It was a good 15-20 minute climb up the hill.

Scenes like this are so nice after spending so much time in the city

Spent the night at the hotel, and then made my way back to Beijing the next morning. Luckily, I found a good'ol McDonalds in Huairou for a quick fill up. Riding back into the city, I began to hear some racket coming from the bike, most likely the bottom bracket....I probably should have tightened it up months ago.....whoops.

Approximate map