Walking Farther Along the Ancient Great Wall Some of the places I visited on this ancient, original stretch of the Great Wall were almost too covered in vegetation to navigate. Thick conifers and strange plants would block this way and that. I listened to music and that made everything even more surreal.I had always heard that the top of the Great Wall was so wide that five horses could ride side by side (16 feet across). When you are up there, it seems even wider with all the trees and plants, and you almost forget you are on top of the wall itself.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Overgrown Tower Atop the Great Wall You may remember seeing towers that connect the sections of the Great Wall. Here I am inside of one of them that has fallen to ruins and the vegetation has taken over. You can see the tree jutting up from the left and how everything else is slowly crumbling back into the soil.The stairs to the right are barely usable, and I went up them to get a good view of the sunset and have a snack.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.