From LindaHere are a few of my pictures from Mount Emei, our weekend trip that included climbing many steps up to a Buddhist temple and seeing monkeys on Monkey Island. I made the trek to the temple
with Angela, occasionally passing a few women selling incense (instead of buying their incense, I gave away a few bottles of water that I was carrying as dead weight--they were delighted!). We also stepped aside for a worker walking a mule down the steps as well as men carrying unbelievably heavy loads of concrete and other materials for building or making repairs. Our 
long walk was accompanied by a chorus of singing insects and cicadas, including an eerie sound I'd never heard before and can't really explain. The visit to Mount Emei was a study in contrasts--it was Sunday and there we were watching people bow and burn incense at the site of a huge golden image erected about two years ago at the top of the mountain. 
As you can see from the picture of Justin, he proved to be a sturdy climber, wowing friends and onlookers as he stood bravely on a big rock with a long drop behind him.
with Angela, occasionally passing a few women selling incense (instead of buying their incense, I gave away a few bottles of water that I was carrying as dead weight--they were delighted!). We also stepped aside for a worker walking a mule down the steps as well as men carrying unbelievably heavy loads of concrete and other materials for building or making repairs. Our 
long walk was accompanied by a chorus of singing insects and cicadas, including an eerie sound I'd never heard before and can't really explain. The visit to Mount Emei was a study in contrasts--it was Sunday and there we were watching people bow and burn incense at the site of a huge golden image erected about two years ago at the top of the mountain. 
As you can see from the picture of Justin, he proved to be a sturdy climber, wowing friends and onlookers as he stood bravely on a big rock with a long drop behind him.
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