* the owner of this guesthouse employed a hammer to reshape my door frame, to help me get my door closed.
* we drove in on chill-out-cow road. Cows saw us coming, then sat down in the road
* the locals cover the trail we hiked, on a regular basis, with their babies, 3 year olds, and TVs
* erosion control on highway isn't working. They aren't using any plant life either to hold the cliff sides in place
* flies, gnats
* the tree mushroom is good to eat, the fern that Fox collected - not so much. Beware flavor bombs in the food
* mr luen is on better behavior now, and driving more slowly.
* gold sands river would be a good one to raft. Afloat on chocolate milk
* the countryside we hiked through today looked storybook: rustic cabins in green fields next to river, with horse grazing, and single track trail cutting through
* clear the roads with big machine that heaps rocks down onto the dirt road below
* pigs, chickens don't wander around freely in this town. They are held on barnyards. I'm certain I saw the barn, pig, chicken for charlotte's web.
* no tourists in this town. We've finally left the tourist trail behind
* hike into yubeng village was trashed out and over-touristed. Too many mule trains.
* hike out of yubeng village was like Sound of Music
* huh, "tea houses" are little huts that sell sodas
* prayer flags in nature begin to look junky after a while. But for all these Chinese tourists visiting these sacred waterfalls, they indicate holiness of the area. Highlights the different purposes for nature. I like my nature pristine
* all this Chinese food is beginning to seem the same
* how are we going to cross this river? Never fear: there's a log crossing just here
* all these hoteliers that say they have wifi but don't
* all these hotel bathrooms with showers that point onto the toilet.
* they never give you enough toilet paper
* how about scaling the side of yubeng village in pouring rain? Glad I brought that rain coat
* how do people in the village know whose pig they are killing?
* what a pleasure to have electricity. And sit down toilets.
* how did yubeng villagers get riding lawn mowers over the pass?
* awesome little mini canals that siphon water off of the rivers to the towns' waterworks
* spotted: crested mynah bird
* Fox has all the info; Julie doesn't, but only Julie speaks English
* spotted : 2 other white people in yubeng village
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Interesting!
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