On the second day of our hike, we climbed higher into the mountains of southwestern China, reaching around 12,000 feet of altitude. Several in the group had minor headaches as they adjusted, and we grew winded more easily as we wound our way uphill. However, as you'll see below, we still found ways of entertaining ourselves.
The mountains of southwestern China offered unusual vegetation, including this mossy licheny plant. The locals say it only grows in places with no pollution.
Smiley Guy
At higher altitudes, azaleas (and various other wildflowers) were still in bloom.
Ms. Malone conducts her daily challenge of 100 push ups. We tried all different varieties: uphill, downhill, arms spread, diamond. And then we were all shown up by our guide, Sonam, who successfully did two-fingered, one-handed, and various other jaw-dropping variations.
Stare-down at the OK Corral
Ray and Lucas
Yaks! And plenty of yak dung. Which led to various members of our group playing yak dung frisbee. Seriously. Later, there was another game involving yak dung and a sling shot. And you thought yak dung was just for building fires.
Though we didn't see a single other hiker during the whole trek, we were not alone. This little piggy went to China...
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