http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1523:Beijing+-+Off+the+Beaten+TrackBeijing is massive. Most people stay well within the reach of the 5th Ring Road (unless it's a day trip to Badaling or the Ming Tombs). As a result, they're missing out on the real "great outdoors" -- on the outskirts of Beijing.And we're talking about the bits of Beijing that sometimes don't even makeTue, 14 August 2007 20:10:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1443:Mountains...oh+how+nice+%28part+2%29I wanted to camp but didn't even have even enough water for a cuppa. I found a petrol station, bought a load of bottles, emptied them into my water bladder, was offered some gloves and then back tracked to do a nifty little left turn up a dirt track. Campy campy time.Light was fading but managed to find a superb spot. The moon was outTue, 24 July 2007 05:08:42 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1442:Mountains...oh+how+nice+%28part+1%29Mountains, I forgot about them. China's natural defensive against the marauding Moguls. They are also good for keeping heavy tricycles at bay too. Pathetic progress is all I can say. A magnificent 28km. Not even a nice round 30. Never mind, the more I eat the lighter the load becomes.I saw the great wall, the sections that seemed toTue, 24 July 2007 05:05:49 America/New_York