Bamboozled

For the Dragon Boat Festival three day weekend, Sierra and I took a trip to the bamboo forests in the Moganshan mountains, just a few hours from Shanghai by bus.

But first, my daily pics from Thursday and Friday...

Post dodgeball drinks at the Boxing Cat.  This brewery feels like Portland, and provided a soft landing for us the day we arrived in Shanghai.

Riding under an illuminated highway.  This is one way to beautify an otherwise drab slab of concrete.

Ok, that's out of the way. Here's a little from our trip.  There were no epic vistas to be captured as Moganshan was socked in, but it made for an enchanting experience among the bamboo.

As one might expect, without warning ninjas would soar from bambooed heights. This one looked like me.  Weird.

This ninja was a bit less threatening. 

The steep terrain was crossed with stone stairways, arches, and sculptures.

Sierra out-craning the crane.

I also attempted to out-crane the crane. I think I need to flap my arms faster next time.

This is how you chicken dance. CO-CA! CO-CA!

The next day we visited wetlands where boats ferried us between islands. I was really hoping that individual canoes would be available so we could explore on our own, but that wouldn't have been the Chinese way.

At least the boats had some class, although I could have done without the amplified Mandarin chatter from the tour guide.

The islands were interlaced with meandering bamboo walkways.

We're back in drizzly Shanghai today.  Photo du jour...