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A New Trip with LittlePo Adventures: Explore the Tibetan Plateau

The Genyen Massif

 

Greetings!

We at LittlePo Adventures wanted to let you know about an exciting new scouting/adventure trip we are offering in Western China this fall.

is a trekking and service based expedition into the heart of the Tibetan Plateau to experience the wild scenic beauty of the Himalaya and the vibrant culture of Read More…

What are the 10 Essential Items to Pack on a Day Hike?

Josh packing up in Patagonia

Josh Beckner packing up in the Piritas Valley, Argentina

What are the 10 most essential items to pack on a day hike? Well, that depends on a number of things. Just like you wouldn’t pack the same items for a picnic to the beach in Fort Lauderdale as you would for a football Read More…

The Past and the Present of the Chinese Ancient Trade Routes

The sand dunes along the Silk Road

The sand dunes along the Silk Road

I fancy Western China. One of the reasons I started LittlePo Adventures is that I want to bring as many people as possible to this less traveled region, the earlier the better.

Western China is exotic. Think Himalayas, expansive deserts, diverse ethnic cultures and more. While Read More…

Partnership with Karen Fletcher, the Innovator of Qi Dancing

Karen Fletcher

I am excited to announce that LittlePo Adventures is partnering up with Karen Fletcher to provide an integrated experience of inner energy and the wilderness!

I first met Karen in spring 2009 in Seattle where we both attended a workshop ran by Landmark Education. During the event, we had several brief Read More…

A new book Expedition Planning

Expedition Planning

Expedition Planning

Associated Director of LittlePo Adventures, Dave Anderson, has just published a new book titled Expedition Planning. Expedition Planning is written for hikers, backpackers and other people who love the outdoors and want to plan their own extended expedition in the backcountry. The book provides detailed information about how to plan and Read More…

Virtual Connections with China and Taiwan

The next holiday will be the Lantern Festival! Make a wish with a sky lantern.

The next holiday will be the Lantern Festival! Make a wish with a sky lantern.

China

A recipe of Sichuan Wonton via Appetite for China. Sichuan wontons were the favorite snack food voted by the participants of Trekking the Oriental Alps when we were in Chengdu. Images of history’s largest periodic human migration. Read More…

John Denver and the land of 3 sunsets: Northern Yunnan Province one year later

Mark and Szu-ting sitting on top a dragon formed by a thousand turtles

Mark Bir studied business in college and quickly decided that he did not want to wear a tie everyday at work and spend 40 + hours inside an office. Mark found his true calling in the outdoors and love of hiking and exploring. When he is not teaching outdoor education or supervising trail Read More…

100 Fun Things to Do in Taiwan

100 Fun Things to Do in Taiwan

100 Fun Things to Do in Taiwan

This year is the 100th year of Republic of China, which is known as Taiwan by most westerners. Before the revolution, Chinese history was written by one dynasty after another dynasty. When a new emperor comes into power, he chooses a title for his era and Read More…

A Different Chinese Century

Susan Conley, the author of The Foremost Good Fortune

Susan Conley lived in Beijing for close to three years and returned to Portland, Maine, with her husband and two sons in December of 2009. She is cofounder and former executive director of the Telling Room, a writers’ workshop and literary hub for the region. She was an associate editor at Ploughshares and Read More…

Genyen Massif, Sichuan China

The Lenggu Monastery and Sachun Peak Genyen Mountains, China

Being able to clearly see an objective in the mountains can provide the necessary information and incentive to complete a route or reach the summit. But sometimes what you can’t quite see or what is not known offers the greatest motivation. In 2003, an Read More…

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