A Floating World

Where on Earth?
Location: Hunan Province, China
GPS Coordinates: 29°16′N 110°22′E

With heavy fog blanketing the forest, we pick our way through the twisted pines, following a well-worn trail as it snakes out onto a rocky outcrop. A light rain falls, and everywhere is grey. We’re walking out into a cloud, and even though we can’t see it we know we’re now hundreds of feet above the ground. We reach the edge and stop by a gnarly tree jutting out from the rock,…