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We had a very full day today, including a ride along the ancient western end of China's Great Wall, the discovery of a lost civilization, making a major motion picture (love those old&n … read more

Tonight we're in Zhangye, which is near the western end of China's Great Wall.  There's probably a joke in there somewhere about Donald Trump trying to get the Mongols to pay for the Great Wall, … read more

Last night, I wrote the Riding China chapter about our day entering the Gobi Desert. In it I mentioned that the Gobi looks a lot like our eastern Mojave Desert, and then I suggested seeing a few camel … read more

Gresh and I were joking last night about having left the Tibetan plateau. “I like the sound of it,” he said.   “How many people can start a story with  “When I rode my motorcycle on the … read more

We're in Xinin tonight, my friends (it's also spelled Xining, if you look it up on Google).  We've been riding through China following the Yellow River all day.  Xinin is a 2100-year-old cit … read more