Yamo Tsogen~Yang Molong~Xiangqiuceke Travel Notes

2022-06-16 10:48:14

Yamo Tsogen~Yang Molong~Xiangqiuceke Travel Notes

D1CampneartheintersectionofJiangbadingVillageandMuwuqun

D2ThicknessPass-YamotsoganLakesideCamp

D3Yamozogan-4100Camp

D44100Camp-Pass-AnimalHusbandryVillage

D5AnimalHusbandryVillage-XiangqiuCekePassLowerCamp

D6XiangqiuCektso-NaduoVillage-PogoCreekTownship

D1JiangbadingVillage，sports fitness-ThecampneartheforkinMuwuqunlivedinBatangCountythedaybefore,andtherewasstillcontinuousraininSeptember,whichwasworrying.

Inthemorning,IcontactedataxitotakeittoJiangbadingVillageonthemap.Infact,Istillhavetodrivealongtheroadforaboutfiveorsixkilometersatthestartingpointofthehike.Afterpassingthroughthevillage,therewasatrafficjam.Itturnedoutthattherewasahugefallingrocklyinginthemiddleoftheroad.,Asalastresort,Ihadtostartthewalkingtourinadvance.

Theentranceintothemountainisquiteconspicuous,agentlyclimbingmachine-cultivationroad,whichcanbeusedforbatterycarsandoff-roadvehicles.Attheendisagroupofpasturehousesbuiltattheconfluenceofthestreams.WemetthreeherdsmensittingontheroadsidetorestandenthusiasticallypointedustotheroadtoYamozogen.

Wedidnottaketheroadindicatedbytheherdsmen,butchosetheroadfromtheeastofthethickpass.Fromthemap,therearethreebigHaizialongthisroute,andtheoriginallyplannedD1campwasrandomlyselectedbesidethesethreeHaizi.

Aftercrossingthehuts,thetrailbecomeslessobvious,especiallyaftercrossingtheriverthereisasectionofhigherbushes.AlthoughImetaherdsmandrivingcattle,theydidnotfindaclearmainroad.Wewalkedslowlythroughthepathuntilagentleriverbeachappeared,andbeyondthatwasagoodviewoftherockyseaandalpinemeadowterrain.

Atthistime,theweatherchangedsuddenly,andwithinafewminutes,hailstonesthesizeofricegrainssuddenlyfell,andtheparticlesweredistinct,hittingthegroundwiththestrongwind.Abouthalfanhourlater,thecloudclearedupimmediately.Withtherarebluesky,wedecidedtosimplycamphere,andletthedroneflyforawhilewhiletheweatherisgood.

D2ThicknessPass-YamotsogenLakesideCampstartedearlyinthemorninganditwascloudyagain.ClimbingupasectionofShihaiisthreeHaizi.

Themeadowisalreadytheyellowcolorofautumn,andunderthegazeofthecloudysky,Haizipresentsadeepemeraldcolor,reflectingasilentmountain.Theatmosphereofthecloudyworldissomewhatquiet,andalsohasauniquesenseoftranquility.

Today'splannedcampistodescendtotheYamozoganLaketosetupcampaftercrossingthethickpass.

Itsnowedatthreeorfourintheafternoon.Ithoughtthetripwaseasy,soIdecidedtorestinplaceandwaitforthesnowtostopbeforestarting.Thesnowhasalwaysbeenpatteringwithoutend.Whenwestartedagain,itwasalittlelater,andtheroadwasslipperyduetomeltingsnow.Theroadconditionsupanddownthepassareboulderstallerthanpeople,andtheytravelslowly.Whentheyreachthelake,theskyisalmostdark.

Thetwowerecoldandhungry,butthecampwasinconspicuousinthedarkness.Afterfumblingaroundinthebusheswithaflashlightforalongtime,Imanagedtofindasmallflatland.Iatetwomouthfulsofdryfoodatrandomandfellasleepwithoutadream.

D3Yamozogen-4100Campgotupinthemorningandfoundthatitwassnow-whiteoutsidethetent,andithadsnowedallnight.

YamoTsogenwasthesameastheoneIsawonthepassyesterday,hiddeninthethickfog,looming,andthelakewaterwasstillasapphireblue,withasenseofimmortalitynotfoundinsunnydays.

IkindofwanttostayforanotherdaytoseeifIcangetgoodweather.Thebigpenguinhadaheadache.Consideringthealtitudeof4900minthiscamp,itwasbettertogiveupthinkingaboutit.

Itookthedronealltheway,althoughtheweatherwasalittlegloomy,thescenerybythelakewasthemostcontentedday.

Afterleavingthelake,wewentdownhillalltheway.Theweatherwascloudyandrainy.Intheevening,itwaspouringrain,anditrainedallnight.

▲Itsnowedovernight.

D44100Camp-Yakou-MuyeVillageTheweatherfinallygotbetter,andthelong-lostblueskywasrevealedatnoon.

Today,wesetofffromseveralanimalhusbandryvillagesatthebottomofthevalleyandheadedtowardstheXiangqiuqiekePeakarea.Thenearbyvillagesandpastoralareasaredense,andthetrailsareclearlyvisible.

Wemet3herdsmencomingfromtheoppositesideandaskeduswithalittledignityifwewantedtogotoYamoTsogen.Aftergettingtheanswerthatwehadbeenthere,theysaidthatbecauseahikerhadjustpassedawayduetohighaltitudebythelakeinthefirsthalfoftheyear,andnowyouneedapermitfromtheso-calledBatangpolicestationtogothere.Wewerenoncommittalandfinallysaidgoodbyetothisgroupofpeople.

Thejourneybackiseasyandcomfortable.Therearepeculiarlyshapedpeaksalongtheroad,thepasswithflatandopenterrain,andtheGenieMountainsoverlookingfromthepass,whichareextraordinarilywhitebecausetheyarecoveredwithalayeroffreshsnow.

D5AnimalHusbandryVillage-XiangqiuCekePassUndertheCampThesceneryontheroadtodayisquiteordinary,butthecampismyfavoriteduringthistrip.

ThatisthelastmeadowandwetlandbelowXiangqiuqiuqiekePeak.ItwasonlyinearlySeptember.Thepasturewasalreadygolden,andthereseemedtobeastormgatheringinthedistance.Thereweredenseclouds.chill

D6XiangqiuCektso-NaduoVillage-PogoCreekTownshiptodayisXiangqiuCektsoafterturningoverthepass.LikeYamotsogen,itisheartbreakinglyblue.

It'sapitythatitwascloudyagain,soIcouldn'tgetasenseofsplendor,andtherewasonlyacoldbeautyleft.

Aftercrossingthepass,thereisasectionofdownhillthatisnoteasytowalk,becausethestoneseacannotseethetrail,andaftergoingdowntothevegetationarea,thereisaclearpastoralpathleadingallthewaytothevillageatthefootofthemountain.Lookingdown,themountainhereisstillgreen,andthereareoccasionallyafewclustersofbrightlycoloredalpineplants,whicharequiteeye-catching.

Goingouttoday.

Thisisthefirstplateaulinetotakein2021.Iwentupthemountainwithjoy,andwasforcedtogodownthemountainbytheheavyrain.Accordingtothelocals,theweatherthisyearisreallyabnormal,withalltheraininAugustbeingkeptinSeptember.Weworeraincoatsalltheway,sothetentandshoesdidn'tdryoutcompletely.Thislinewasintendedtogofaster,andthetwodayslefttogowerealsocancelled,sowewentdownthemountainaheadofschedule.

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