 Last year, I sold my mountain bike and bought a road bike. Why? 95% of the roads around here are paved. I have very few trails to justify owning a mountain bike. However, occasionally the local bike club (every member of which rides a knobby tire mountain bike) goes crazy and finds a dirt road. And [Continue reading Off-road Road Biking]  5/9/2009 The day started with just a normal bike ride into the countryside. Rice being grown. Canola Harvest from Easternjourney.com on Vimeo. On the country road we were traveling along, we came across these Qing dynasty farm houses. This is definatley the real deal. Not a replica. Back in the day, they were probably local officials’ houses [Continue reading Qing Dynasty Farmhouses]  I had another chance to visit the ChaiBuXi Grand Canyon with some friends. This time, I brought a camera and played with some HDR photography.  One Saturday I woke up…lo and behold it wasn’t raining. Bike ride! This particular Saturday the bike club took off to WenFoShan. At the bottom of the mountain, the club leader signaled for us to have an impromptu race to the top. Ready, set, go! I made it to the top in 23 minutes – apparently an [Continue reading The Adventures of Hubs Part 2]  Every so often I, Shorel, like to get away for a little personal retreat. This time I decided to combine it with a visit to somewhere I haven’t been in Yichang County. On Monday morning, the final day of a three day holiday, I head down to the long-distance bus station. Thinking I’d like to save [Continue reading The Great Adventures of Hubs Part 1]  The weather is incredible. Today, I wore my Crocs and capri pants. Surely summer is on the way. So here’s the story: Ting was raised here and her parents still live here. When she was pregnant, she left the big city she actually lives in and came home so her Mom could help with the baby. [Continue reading Strawberry Fields] |
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