Cub Scout Great Wall Hike

Jack and his great friend, CJ (red shirt)


Jack and CJ participating in the group activity. About 45 scouts took part
in the outing.

This is the view (up) from where we ate lunch.

This year, I drew the short straw and became the parent to go along on the Cub Scout Great Wall Hike. It was nice to go with Jack but it was a long hot day.

We hiked up a long winding trail for about a mile + or so until we reached the Great Wall. Then we walked through a tunnel to reach the other side of the wall and the boys did some games and songs and we all ate lunch. Then we took a walk on the wall.

Along the trail, we found thousands of fallen chestnuts. Locals were collecting them on the ground and some were even using long sticks to shake them out of trees. One man shouted at us to leave the chestnuts or we'd have to pay him for any we took. I'm not sure how he can claim ownership, but he seemed to think he had a legitimate claim.