Monthly Archives: July 2016

It’s the Chinese equivalent of our Bryce, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks all rolled up into one, and we visited it with the Lanzhou RX3 owner’s group yesterday.   Just a few photos, folks, before we leave for Baoji later … Continue reading →

Out of the Gobi, off the Tibetan plateau, and following the Yellow River, we arrived in Lanzhou today.   Our first stop was at the city’s motorcycle marketplace… We saw more than a few interesting bikes…there’s only space to show a … Continue reading →

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 gladiator movies!), and a late afternoon thunder shower as we arrived in … Continue reading →

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, but I’m tired and I’ll … Continue reading →

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 camels might make … Continue reading →

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 Tibetan plateau…’” I agreed.   … Continue reading →