We made it to Wenchuan tonight with a couple of very interesting stops along the way. Wenchuan is a very interesting city nestled in the mountains. We’re up about 3000 feet, and it is mercifully cooler here than the weather we’ve been experiencing during the last few days. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking tonight, my friends…
My RX3 for this ride parked in front of the ancient town of Dujiangyan.
Our RX3s parked in Dujiangyan.
The hardest working basket vendor in Dujiangyan.
Another photo in Dujiangyan. That’s Mr. Ma on the bridge. He’s the Zongshen factory technician accompanying us on this ride.
Master Sergeant Zuo.
My good buddy Sean, who is accompanying us.
Yep
Another photo of Lu. The guy is a natural.
The guys staged a photo for me before lunch was served
The Chinese experienced an 8.2 earthquake in Wenchuan on 12 May 2008. The Chinese government built a memorial here leaving the damaged buildings in place.
We rode across this bridge. I shot this from the saddle of my RX3.
Wong, who is an RX3 rider and a police officer from Xian.
Meet Sasha, a young Chinese woman who goes to school in Los Angeles. She’s riding her bicycle 2500 km in China this summer.
Lu, a very photogenic RX3 rider.
An apple vendor in Wenchuan
Time to call it a night. We’re up early tomorrow. Riding China continues…
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