Fingers Above River This was one of those Tour-de-France days when I burned about 10,000 calories.  I carried my equipment all up and down this valley in Zhangjiajie... up and down each side, traversing the entire length several times, took very few breaks, and ended up sleeping like a baby.  That wasn't a complete sentence...  I know this. This is just about the same area where I encountered a snake later that night.  It was black and gnarly and did nothing to lift my spirits.  I'll finish that snake story next time I post a photo from this region...  I don't really want to think about it until then! - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Fingers Above River


This was one of those Tour-de-France days when I burned about 10,000 calories. I carried my equipment all up and down this valley in Zhangjiajie... up and down each side, traversing the entire length several times, took very few breaks, and ended up sleeping like a baby. That wasn't a complete sentence... I know this.

This is just about the same area where I encountered a snake later that night. It was black and gnarly and did nothing to lift my spirits. I'll finish that snake story next time I post a photo from this region... I don't really want to think about it until then!

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
here at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(1329666601,'',XLarge,'',512,768);">Fingers Above River This was one of those Tour-de-France days when I burned about 10,000 calories.  I carried my equipment all up and down this valley in Zhangjiajie... up and down each side, traversing the entire length several times, took very few breaks, and ended up sleeping like a baby.  That wasn't a complete sentence...  I know this. This is just about the same area where I encountered a snake later that night.  It was black and gnarly and did nothing to lift my spirits.  I'll finish that snake story next time I post a photo from this region...  I don't really want to think about it until then! - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Fingers Above River


This was one of those Tour-de-France days when I burned about 10,000 calories. I carried my equipment all up and down this valley in Zhangjiajie... up and down each side, traversing the entire length several times, took very few breaks, and ended up sleeping like a baby. That wasn't a complete sentence... I know this.

This is just about the same area where I encountered a snake later that night. It was black and gnarly and did nothing to lift my spirits. I'll finish that snake story next time I post a photo from this region... I don't really want to think about it until then!

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
See photo in original gallery.