Lonqing Gorge

Escaped the hustle, bustle and smog of Beijing this weekend for an adventure into "nature" -- a park about 2 hours north east of the city called Lonqing Gorge. There was some amazing scenery and we had a blast rowing our gimpy rowboat into the deep gorge, once we escaped the bowels of the dragon (i.e. the escalator up the side of the mountain), the large pontoon motor boats full of Chinese tourists, and the bungee jumping area. If Guillermo looks like he is scowling in this photo, it is only because the oars they gave us for the boats were basically to pieces of raw lumber nailed together -- made for tough rowing!