On our way to Tiger Leaping Gorge from the bus we could see the spectacular views of these high mountains which were astounding. I was looking forward to our hike, but I was worried that I wasn't going to make it. Tiger Leaping Gorge is a place that you must see to believe. We left our hotel at 7:15 am in the morning and we got in the mini bus with other tourists to Qiaotou which is the starting point of the hike. We got to Qiaotou at 9:45 am, we had a cup a coffee at Jane's Guest House. We started our hike from Jane's Guest House; the view is amazingly beautiful with the river below and some rice paddies along the trail. After hiking for two hours we started to see the beginning of the gorge which is the deepest in the world according to many books, about 13,000 feet or more. Wow, what a spectacular sight to see; it is so impressive. I feel that this is paradise if it exists. The mountains are incredibly high. Every step that I took there was another magnificent, breathtaking view. The hike was very strenuous and difficult, but the beautiful jade color river and the giant boulders and water falls made me want to continue. There was a point that I thought I was going to faint luckily, I didn't. My whole body ached and I felt sore, but it is worth it I was walking like a turtle when I started to climb the twenty eight bends after two hours from the beginning. Finally, we got to the Halfway Guest House after 6 hours; this was a great place to spend the night and rest. At this point we were half way from Jane's to Tina's, guest house. The views from our room were fantastic, I could see the higher mountains with snow on top while sitting on the balcony with the view of the mountains in front and the river down below. This is the best hike I ever have done.
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