biking is hard.
i arrived a few hours ago in the small town of yuanyang xinjie after three days of biking through a much hillier landscape than i'd anticipated. in the interest of full disclosure (this is a safe space) i took a 30 km bus ride from the river valley below to my current altitude of 1600m (check out the map for my current location). today's views were by far the best - the 40 km downhill to the river valley had views that gave me goosebumps despite the intense heat.
yuanyang is apparently comparable to the great wall in terms of engineering feats. i'm not really sure what that means, but the photos i've seen are pretty phenomenal. this isn't the best time to view the terraces since they're currently full of rice (you want to see them full of water) but i made it before harvest season, so at least they won't be full of rice stalk stumps. i'll be checking out the surrounding area in the next day or two.
i haven't figured out how best to describe what biking through these areas feels like. each day is made up of so many little moments with different people in different environments that ultimately make up my larger experience. somehow turning all of this into a coherent explanation hasn't really worked, even in my head.
maybe i'll try again in a few days. for now, i hope you're all well.
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Why is your ME point so far off the trail you've drawn? As I zoom in, it doesn't even look like you're near a town...
fixed. just looks like i'm in the middle of nowhere in the zoomed out version. when you zoom in it should be in the right place.
Oh Benjamin what an adventurer you are. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
You paint such a wonderful picture in your blog of your experiences.
We are well and busy working on our new/old house in Augusta. Grandpa almost cut his thumb off a couple of weeks ago, but he didn't and it is healing up slowly but surely. On Sept 28th we are flying to LV and a few days later we are meeting Joe, your Mom and Alexander for a tour of Bryce Canyon and all the other neat spots in Utah.
Stay safe and keep writing.
Love, Grandma
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