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Allison Paige explores a hidden canyon in China that she compares with Colorado or Mars. After a bus ride past the outer cliffs, she walks into the canyon and takes an ATV ride through the red-rock formations. At a lookout, a local couple welcomes her and poses for a photo. Allison and her friend Melissa continue exploring on foot and ride a camel. She reflects on the canyon as a major stop before heading home and mentions other Silk Road landscapes they visited, including the Rainbow Mountains, Gobi Desert, and Salt Flats.
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Red cliffs and the ATV ride
Allison Paige visits a canyon in China that she calls the Grand Canyon of China. The towering red-rock cliffs remind her of Colorado or even Mars. She travels by bus past the outer cliffs before walking farther into the canyon, where the formations and views change as she goes. After four years in China, she still finds places that surprise her.
The highlight is an ATV ride directly into the canyon. Allison describes the experience as one of the coolest parts of her trip, with the red rock close around the route. The ride offers a different perspective from the bus and the walking paths, and gives her a chance to see the formations at close range.
Local encounters and Silk Road scenery
At a lookout point, Allison meets a friendly local couple who welcome her to China and take a photo with her, and the meeting is captured by drone. The moment adds a personal connection to the landscape. After the ATV ride, she and her friend Melissa continue exploring on foot and take a camel ride for fun. The canyon’s views continue to shift as they move deeper into the area.
This stop is one of the last major destinations before Allison heads home. She reflects on other places along the Silk Road route, including the Rainbow Mountains, Gobi Desert, and Salt Flats, which looked like a mirror of the sky. The canyon is part of a wider landscape with many distinct natural features, and Allison encourages viewers to explore less familiar corners of the world.
FAQs (From the traveler's perspective)
- Q: What did the canyon look like?
- A: Allison compares the red cliffs with landscapes in Colorado or even Mars. The formations stretch across the canyon and change as she explores farther in.
- Q: How was the ATV ride?
- A: She describes the ATV ride into the canyon as one of the coolest experiences of the trip, with a route through the red-rock scenery.
- Q: Did Allison visit other places along the Silk Road?
- A: Yes. She mentions the Rainbow Mountains, Gobi Desert, and Salt Flats, which looked like a mirror of the sky.
