Some steps from the Great Wall. This section is popular with Beijingers for its unrestored sections, and lack of mass tourism as at other sites. Every year there are accidents and fatalities even with properly equipped climbers:
From the sacred mountain of Huashan, ancient trails used by monks now besieged by millions of Chinese tourists every year:
'Cloud ladders'
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in order to reach sites like this:
Climbing the mountain is a religious or purely emotional pilgrimage for many. Tying a padlock on top and throwing away the key is a sign of unbreakable love between two people:
...of course if you're not religious, in love, or mourning- you could use the cable car too.
A photo I took of a staircase in Old Town Lansing that gets you on and off the Lansing River Trail at the Grand River Avenue (Robert Busbey Memorial) Bridge:
__________________ Where the trees are the right height
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