Dewey's China Trip: Photos: Yunnan: Tiger Leap Gorge: Middle Gorge

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We climb down into Middle Tiger Leap Gorge

Wang Yaoqiang and Wei Zhaozhou climbing down the steep path. Large | Medium | Small The river below, looking downstream Large | Medium | Small About the same view, but showing the mountains above Large | Medium | Small The scale of the rapids here can be guessed from the buildings on the riverside Large | Medium | Small The river narrows and drops at this point and the rapids become incredibly violent Large | Medium | Small A rickety driftwood bridge over a waterfall pouring down to join the rapids Large | Medium | Small I'm crossing the bridge with caution! Large | Medium | Small Wang Yaoqiang poses for a photo with the rapids after a splash leaped up from the river and completely drenched him Large | Medium | Small The rapids, looking upstream Large | Medium | Small A surge of brown water explodes up towards me Large | Medium | Small Another upstream view of the rapids Large | Medium | Small Me standing on a rock next to the rapids Large | Medium | Small Wei Zhaozhou, Me, and Wang Yaoqiang Large | Medium | Small The river loses a lot of elevation in just a small space here and also narrows a lot Large | Medium | Small

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