Day 48: Jinghong Day 49: Jinghong Day 50: Jinghong - Menglun (620m) 77km. Easy rolling ride, following Mekong partway. Day 51: Menglun - Mengla (710m) 100km. Three hot and sweaty…
Day 42: Campsite - Jinggu (975m) 99km, more dirt road and then nice seal through narrow jungle valley. Day 43: Rest day in Jinggu (needed it after 8 days riding…
Day 38: Yangbi - Weishan (1760m) 95km, descent then 800m climb to 2300m & descent. Very Hot! Day 39: Weishan - Aketang (1980m) 68km, descent then 700m climb to 2100m…
A wee update from our descent into the tropics of Yunnan. Day 35: Lijiang - Jianchuan, 89km, small climb then mostly downhill/rolling. Day 36: Jianchuan - Duanjadeng, 53km, small climb…
Been a bit quiet on the updates lately... We've been heads-down riding for the past 8 days since we left Lijiang - counting the days until our Chinese visas expire…
Shangri-La - Tiger Leaping Gorge Day 26: Rest in Shangri-La Day 27: Rest in Shangri-La Day 28: Shangri-La - Baishuitai (2485m) 106km. Day 29: Bahshuitai - Walnut Garden, Tiger Leaping…
Sangdui - Shangri - La Day 21: Sangdui (4050m) - Xiangcheng (3000m) 86km, with double pass (highest 4708m). Day 22: Xiangcheng - Ranwu Hot Springs (3168m) 39km, descent and then…
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