Cara Crawford, Author at Crawford Creations

Walking on Air at the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

Posted February 03, 2017 by Cara Crawford

The Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, which opened in August of 2016, officially takes the title of longest and highest glass bridge in the world. It spans the width of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon running 430 meters long and dangling 300 meters in the air above the river gorge. The bridge,...

Wulingyuan Scenic Area: Hiking China’s Avatar Mountains

Posted January 27, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Wulingyuan Scenic Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site approximately 40km from Zhangjiajie City. Home to the famous finger mountains that inspired the scenery in the movie Avatar, the scenic area spans an impressive 264 square kilometers containing more than 3000 rock pillars, two natural bridges...

Hiking Tianmen Mountain: A Gateway to Heaven

Posted January 19, 2017 by Cara Crawford

A 1500 meter tall mountain overlooking Zhangjiajie City, Tianmen Mountain is best known for its 3 famous landmarks: Tianmen Cave, an oblong shaped hole creating a natural bridge that connects two different mountain peaks, 99 Bends Road that winds up the mountain to Tianmen Cave, and its cableway,...

Zhangjiajie Photo Tour: Hiking the Avatar Mountains of Wulingyuan Scenic Area

Posted January 17, 2017 by Cara Crawford

Thousands of steps and four burning calves were well worth it to soak in the mystical land of Zhangjiajie. Known colloquially as the Avatar Mountains, the finger-like pillars of Zhangjiajie are a landform seen nowhere else in the world. Unique to this area of China, the over 3000 sandstone pill...

Will We Always Wonder What Might Have Been?

Posted January 09, 2017 by Cara Crawford

I recently completed my longest ever solo bike ride of 82 kilometers. As I rode up to the gate of our apartment complex, a wave of relief washed over me. I can finally stop pedaling, the pain is over. Milestones like these usually leave us with a feeling of accomplishment. We did it. It’s a p...

Crawford Creations’ Best Travel Photos of 2016

Posted December 31, 2016 by Cara Crawford

2016 Has brought us to some amazing and magical places. From China to the US and many places in between, these are the photos that best capture the essence and beauty of the world around us as we’ve experienced it this year. Chengdu, Sichuan, China A giant panda walks by at the Chengd...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2016

Posted December 24, 2016 by Cara Crawford

It’s that time of year again, the time where we check in with all of our friends, family, and readers everywhere to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. As another year comes to a close we like to take some time to reflect on all of the amazing triumphs and challenges this year...

How to Find Jiangmen’s Hidden Waterfall

Posted December 20, 2016 by Cara Crawford

This place is easily the most amazing hidden gem we’ve found near our home in Zhuhai, China. The water in the swimming hole is the most amazing shade of turquoise blue and absolutely crystal clear. This incredible waterfall flows from a spring on top of the mountain, splashing down into a large...

The Best Places to See Pandas in China

Posted December 11, 2016 by Cara Crawford

Pandas are synonymous with China. It’s one of the few facts everyone knows about this crazy country: it has pandas! The panda is exotic, been featured in many an animated movie, the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund and it’s completely unique to China. This is the one place in t...

Lijiang to Chengdu by Tandem Bicycle Part 4: Riding in the Grasslands

Posted November 18, 2016 by Cara Crawford

To say we woke up stiff and sore would be an understatement. We quickly realized that riding, and especially climbing, on a bike at above 4000 meters of elevation takes a lot out of us. Our bodies simply don’t recover very well when there’s no oxygen. We pretty much anticipated ...

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Cara Crawford

Walking on Air at the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

Wulingyuan Scenic Area: Hiking China’s Avatar Mountains

Hiking Tianmen Mountain: A Gateway to Heaven

Zhangjiajie Photo Tour: Hiking the Avatar Mountains of Wulingyuan Scenic Area

Will We Always Wonder What Might Have Been?

Crawford Creations’ Best Travel Photos of 2016

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2016

How to Find Jiangmen’s Hidden Waterfall

The Best Places to See Pandas in China

Lijiang to Chengdu by Tandem Bicycle Part 4: Riding in the Grasslands

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