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https//bbs.8264.com/thread-83145-8-1.html六、第三阶段:10月4日-10月7日 东方瑞士之旅(下)(P19) 古乡-鲁朗-林芝镇-尼洋河入江口-八一镇-拉萨 https//bbs.8264.com/thread-83145-19-1.html七、第四阶段:10月8日-10月15日 梦幻九寨之旅(P30) 拉萨-西宁-合作-若尔盖-松潘-黄龙-九寨沟-文县 https//bbs.8264.com/thread-83145-30-1.html八、尾声:10月16日-10月20日 寻祖返乡之旅(P46) 文县-广元-宝鸡-邯郸-秦皇岛--沈阳 https//bbs.8264.com/thread-83145-46-1.html后记(P52)https//bbs.8264.com/thread-83145-52-1.html序言 从西藏旅游回来10多天了,许多朋友都知道我去了西藏,天天问我游记什么时候出笼,都希望尽早一睹为快。 可十多天来,除了工作之外,光整理外出的录音就用了我整整10天时间。 现在,录音整理完了,我准备开始写游记。 整理录音的过程中,一面听着录音中的种种背景声响,一面看着记录下来的文字和带回来的照片,一个月的种种经历和路途上发生的许许多多的故事——包括很多细节,就像沈从文先生曾经说过的那样——都“一一浮现在心头,仿佛可以用手去触摸……” 以前都是先写完游记后一次性贴完。可因为我的帖子总是太长,朋友们说看的太累,也来不及仔细欣赏。所以这次我准备一面整理一面上贴,希望朋友们看的轻松一些。 这次出行,由于计划制定之后,哥哥要和我一起走川藏,所以计划做了很大的调整,增加了坐车时间,减少了徒步里程,这样实际上我们比原计划提前了八天到了拉萨。所以后来增加了去松潘和九寨沟等新的行程。原来计划的行程安排:9月21日-23日沈阳―成都―康定宿:康定9月24日:康定—理塘(或巴塘)9月25日:理塘——巴塘(5小时)——芒康 宿:芒康9月26-27日芒康-八宿—邦达9月28日:邦达―然乌—康萨(来古) 住康萨9月29日:康萨—然乌—瓦村(徒步 25公里) 宿瓦村9月30日:瓦村—米堆村(徒步或搭车 33公里)宿米堆10月1日:游玩米堆冰川 然后返程到路口,前行7公里到米美住宿10月2日:徒步:米美—20—仲巴—15—玉普10月3日 徒步:玉普—26—松宗10月4日:松宗—40—波密10月5日:波密休整一天10月6日:徒步:波密—24K—岗乡 宿岗乡10月7日:徒步:岗乡—14—八哈—3—古乡湖 宿古乡10月8日:搭车:古乡——通麦(50K) 徒步:通麦——排龙(17K) 宿排龙10月9日 搭车并徒步 排龙—鲁朗57K10月10日 徒步或乘车 鲁朗—54—林芝镇10月11日:徒步尼洋河:林芝—19K—八一—错高湖10月12日:八一镇休整八一镇客运站有长途班车直达四川成都,1800公里,票价610元10月13日:乘车 八一镇—工布江达—墨竹工卡—米拉山—日多—拉萨10月14日:拉萨的幸福生活10月15日:拉萨周边的其他好去处。10月16—19日:火车:拉萨—北京10月20日:火车:北京——沈阳10月21日:机动实际完成的行程:9月21日-23日沈阳―成都―康定 宿:康定9月24日:康定—巴塘—芒康 宿:芒康9月25日:芒康-八宿—邦达 宿:邦达9月26日:邦达―然乌 宿:然乌9月27日:徒步:然乌—康萨—然乌宿:然乌9月28日:徒步:然乌—瓦村—米堆入口搭车:米堆入口—米美宿:米美9月29日:游玩米堆冰川,然后乘车去玉普乡宿:玉普9月30日:乘车:玉普—波密 波密休整 宿:波密10月1日:徒步:波密—24K—岗乡 宿岗乡 10月2日:徒步:岗乡—14—八哈—3—古乡湖 宿古乡10月3日:搭车:古乡—通麦—排龙—鲁朗宿:鲁朗10月4日:乘车 鲁朗—54—林芝镇 去尼洋河口游览宿:林芝镇10月5日:徒步尼洋河:林芝—19K—八一宿:八一镇10月6日:乘车 八一镇—拉萨宿:拉萨10月7日:拉萨的幸福生活 宿:拉萨10月8日:坐火车:拉萨—西宁10月9日:到达西宁宿:西宁10月10日:乘车:西宁—合作宿:合作10月11日:乘车:合作—若尔盖 宿:若尔盖10月12日:乘车:若尔盖—松潘 宿:松潘10月13日:乘车:松潘—黄龙(游黄龙)—九寨沟 宿:九寨沟口10月14日:游览九寨沟宿:九寨沟则查洼寨10月15日:游览九寨沟 沟口—九寨沟县—文县 宿:文县城关镇10月16日:乘车:文县—广元 宿:广元10月17日:火车:广元—宝鸡;夜车:宝鸡—邯郸10月18日:邯郸游览 宿:邯郸10月19日:火车:邯郸—秦皇岛宿:秦皇岛10月20日:火车:秦皇岛——沈阳10月21日:休息[ ] 一、缘起我要走川藏 说起这次西藏之行,实在是酝酿了太长的时间。可以说,从三年前我即将跨进50岁的门槛的时候,我就有了去西藏的打算,几年来一直仔细搜索有关西藏的种种信息,希望有一天能亲身踏上这片神奇的土地。 去年走过新疆之后,许多朋友问我今年要去哪里,我的回答是:去西藏。 因为过了50岁以后,我对去西藏越来越有一种急迫感,那里皑皑的雪峰,清澈的河水,纯净到了极致的蓝天和纯朴友善的藏民,一切一切,都令我向往。而那里3000—5000公尺的海拔高度,相当于海平面一半的稀薄的空气,弯多坡陡、沟深壑险的路径,也让我不能不心存疑虑——担心自己是否能适应。我要趁年纪还轻,身体还好,赶快去这个世界最高的地方圆我的高原之梦。否则,我担心,一旦身体衰老,精力不支,那么去西藏很可能会成为泡影,成为我的一个永恒的梦想。 所以,从今年五一过后,我就开始搜集整理有关去西藏的材料和攻略。 走哪条线路去西藏呢?在看过了众多的材料之后,我计划走川藏线。 因为在进藏的诸条道路中,川藏线是沿途风光最美,景色最好,气候温差变化最多,海拔落差最大,地质结构最复杂,道路状况最惊险,可游览的景点最集中的一条旅游风光线。它迂回于高山巨壑和湖泽谷地之间,穿过莽莽原始森林和无数险峻地段。沿途风景秀丽,有独特的风土人情,是无数旅行家和摄影爱好者的梦中天堂。 川藏公路(成都-拉萨)始于四川成都,经雅安、康定,在新都桥分为南北两线:北线经甘孜、德格,进入西藏昌都、邦达;南线经雅江、理塘、巴塘,进入西藏芒康,后在邦达与北线会合,再经巴宿、波密、林芝到拉萨。南线总长为2149公里(其中西藏境内段1285公里),途径三座海拔5000米以上的高山山口——东达山口和米拉山口;北线全长2412公里,除了要经过那两个山口外,还要经过海拔5013米的雀儿山口;南北线间有昌都到邦达的公路(169公里)相联。[ ] 在开始制定旅行计划的时候,我先是计划走川藏北线,因为川藏南线从成都到理塘段我在2003年我去稻城时已经走过,“不走回头路,只爱陌生人”,本来就是驴子们的传统。更何况,北线中道孚和炉霍的美丽藏居、碉楼以及康北高原的牧场和湖泊都对我有着强烈的吸引。 但后来,因为要留出更多的时间在景色最集中的然乌林芝段徒步,而川藏北线的交通状况不比南线,可能要耽搁更多的时间,所以就决定还是走川藏南线。 川藏南线就是著名的318国道,这是一条景色迷人的旅游风光线,是中国乃至世界上一条美景集中度最高的景观长廊,自然景观类型之齐全,风光之绮丽,特色之鲜明世所罕见。它穿过整个横断山脉和三江并流地区,沿途通过二郎山、折多山、高尔寺山、剪子弯山、卡子拉山、海子山、拉拉山、宗巴拉山、拉乌山、觉巴拉山、东达山、业拉山、安久拉山、色季拉山、米拉山等15座大山;渡过大渡河、雅砻江、金沙江、澜沧江、怒江、迫隆藏布等10余条大河,以及沼泽、冻土区、地震区、碎石塌方区、原始森林和宿瓦卡大冰川;虽然道路奇险,但沿途名胜众多,风景不断,不仅有景色优美的二朗山、大渡河上的泸定桥、跑马溜溜的康定城等,还有水流湍急的金沙江、迂回曲折的怒江七十二拐、瑞士般风光的然乌湖、称为泥石流黑点的通麦、莽莽苍苍的鲁朗林海以及一日四季、一景四季的林芝等等。如果进一步深入探索,还有雅鲁藏布大峡谷,来古冰川和米堆冰川、美丽迷人的巴松错、神秘之地墨脱、“最美的”南迦巴瓦雪峰等等。 上几幅网上驴友发表的川藏线沿途风光,让大家看看我当初如何被诱惑: 然乌湖畔 无名雪山 米堆冰川 特别说明 各位朋友:因为论坛不断改版,后面的照片都不显示了,本来想重新上传,可原来每层楼有多张照片,现在每层楼只允许上传三张,所以没办法补足。为了让喜欢我游记的朋友能够继续欣赏,我已经把原帖压缩成压缩文件上传到百度网盘中,只要下载后解压缩就可以在自己的电脑上慢慢欣赏。请注意,最好用IE浏览器打开,用其他浏览器观看似乎不太方便。游记压缩文件的下载地址是:https//pan.baidu.com/s/1o8hbg6m 特别说明 各位朋友:因为论坛不断改版,后面的照片都不显示了,本来想重新上传,可原来每层楼有多张照片,现在每层楼只允许上传三张,所以没办法补足。为了让喜欢我游记的朋友能够继续欣赏,我已经把原帖压缩成压缩文件上传到百度网盘中,只要下载后解压缩就可以在自己的电脑上慢慢欣赏。请注意,最好用IE浏览器打开,用其他浏览器观看似乎不太方便。游记压缩文件的下载地址是:https//pan.baidu.com/s/1o8hbg6m林荫大道 鲁朗林海 高耸云天 岗乡牧场 色季拉彩林 其中,尤其是被称之为“东方瑞士”的然乌到林芝的八一镇一段,可以说是川藏南线沿途各类风光的集中代表,这里雪山众多,林泉密布,加上湖泊、冰川、牧场、河流和原始森林等等……几乎处处都是旅游景点,处处都是旖旎风光。所以我决定,先乘火车到成都,然后一段段乘坐长途班车到然乌。到达然乌后,我要在然乌到八一镇一段400公里路段上用徒步和分段搭车的方式慢慢地仔细地欣赏沿途风光,到达八一镇后,再从八一镇坐车到拉萨。 [img] 所以要安排这么长路程的徒步,主要基于四个方面的考虑: ①出外旅游,我最喜欢的是自然风光,这段风光秀美而集中,值得慢慢欣赏; ②我的体重过重(95公斤),外出旅游是我减肥的最佳时机,希望借此减肥5-10公斤; ③这次在高原地带徒步和旅行,要在海拔3000—5000米的地方活动半个月,有可能在4500米左右住宿和徒步,我希望由此检验我的身体状况和适应能力; ④通过这次高强度活动,进一步提升体质,为今后游览更多名山大川准备良好的身体条件。 考虑到在有限的假期中不可能徒步太多路程,我把徒步的重点放到然乌湖和安目错沿岸、米堆冰川、岗乡原始森林、鲁朗林海、林芝到八一镇的尼洋河风光等,而其它地段则尽量徒步,时间不够就搭车。 这个计划制定出来后,我自己都为之陶醉,迫不及待地要开始这美妙的旅程。以上两张是网友猫猫的然乌湖照片(后来我才搞清楚,第一张原来是巴松错的照片) 二、意外:哥哥想同行哥哥在然乌湖 8月上旬,听说我9月下旬要半徒步游历西藏,提前退休闲居在家的哥哥大感兴趣,正好他陪嫂子回到了东北,所以要求和我一道走川藏。 虽然哥哥退休前是深圳某国有公司的老总,但我知道,他的身体素质一直很好,甚至可能比我还好。他下过乡,当过兵,也酷爱旅游。对从事我这次的高强度半徒步计划,他的身体状况完全能够适应。因为1998年他就来过一次西藏。2005年他曾经骑一辆老式没有变速的28凤凰车从铁岭一直骑行到深圳。哥哥在岗乡 我知道,他希望和我一起走川藏,除了对这条线路的沿途风光感兴趣外,还有一些原因: 第一是他觉得这条道路比较危险,希望陪伴在我身边,危险的时候为我保驾护航; 第二是他总觉得我因为老想省钱,所以以往的旅行过于自虐,他希望在旅途上扮演一个好哥哥的角色,在他的陪伴下,使我的旅游生活可以不那么艰苦,因为他是崇尚腐败游的,有他在,肯定会让我吃好住好玩好。 第三,哥哥喜欢热闹,非常重感情。他从1968年下乡后来当兵离开我们后,几乎一直在外面。1988年全家又搬到了深圳。所以他的思乡情结特别浓厚。对家乡和亲人格外亲近。父亲前年去世后,他老是记着父亲以前说过的那句话:“一番相见一番老,能有几日为弟兄。”所以总是努力利用和创造各种机会与我们弟妹相聚,现在有这样一个兄弟偕游的机会自然不肯放过。 总之,哥哥满腔热情,一门心思想和我一起进行这次川藏之旅。 可是没想到——我却一口回绝了! 不是我不理解哥哥的苦心和热情,实在是我和哥哥的经历、背景、生活方式、生活习惯和生活态度差异太大,我实在不愿意让这些影响我人生中最重要的一次旅行生活。 我不希望和他一起走,实在有我自己的理由: 第一个原因是由于当企业老总多年,哥哥总是自觉不自觉地按照自己的意愿去进行某些事情,表现出某种强势,而我偏偏不太愿意与人抗争,这样有时就不得不违心去接受哥哥的好心安排。 比如过去,只要我们一起出去,他觉得他是哥哥,挣钱又比我多,所以所有的花费肯定都是他来买单,我想掏钱也抢不上槽。其实,他虽然是好意,却可能没有意识到,虽然亲兄弟不必要明算账,但大家作为经济独立的自由人,给别人花钱和表现的机会其实也是对别人价值和地位的一种尊重。他为我花钱觉得理所当然,我让他花钱却不那么心安理得。作为兄弟俩,我当然觉得出外花钱不必计较谁多谁少,但是应当不分彼此,谁方便时就让谁付账——对我来说,这种兄弟的平等也许比哥哥的护佑更重要。这一点理解上的小小的差异,往往我不愿意和他一起外出的重要原因之一; 第二个原因是我们的生活习惯差异太大,我外出旅行力求简单,并不单单是为了省钱。当然,由于从小手里不宽裕,省钱的习惯已经根深蒂固,融入了我的血液,这一点很难改变。可我现在并不缺钱,但是我外出消费却习惯于考虑性价比,如果花了冤枉钱,我觉得这是对我的智商的一种侮辱。这一点外人很难体会。所以消费上我常常着眼于性价比最高的选择,这通常表现为价格最省。而哥哥花钱则更多着眼于消费的质量,以享受最优化服务为第一需求,价格因素往往放到次要地位,所以这方面我们的价值取向存在内在的冲突。尽管我们相互理解,也尽量去适应对方,但结果往往不是唐突了对方,就是委曲了自己。 第三点是我此次设计的线路过于艰苦,因为在川藏线上徒步行走,往往不能赶上大的村镇,有时候将不得不住在藏家,甚至可能没有被褥,所以我带上了睡袋。仅仅是因为徒步时背负不能太多,否则我还会带上帐篷,准备必要时野营。可哥哥却没有这样的装备。作为一个老总出身的人,他也不习惯于这样的住宿条件。 因此,和他一起出行,我不得不调整计划,尽量坐车,以保证有说得过去的食宿条件,这会使我不得不放弃许多想看的景色。驴友们都知道,出门在外,一头自虐驴和一头腐败驴的差距有多大,外出旅游时会产生多么深刻的冲突;尽管哥哥一再说,这次出去,一切听你的,你说走就走,你说住就住。你说吃什么就吃什么,你说住什么条件就住什么条件。一切按你的计划执行不就行了吗?可我知道,事情远远不会这么简单。 第四点是我的经验告诉我,一个人外出,处于开放状态,路上可以结交许多朋友,见识许多新人。而有了伙伴,就会自然封闭,失去认识许多新朋友的机会。这一点经常外出的人都有体会。 还有一些不同习惯的人一起外出旅行的不方便之处只能自己去细微地感受,无法一一仔细言说。凡此种种,使我一般情况下不希望和别人一起出游——尽管这个人对我很好,是我的亲哥哥。 至于哥哥担心这条路危险,希望能在我身边,有事情时彼此有所依靠,更是必要性不大。走川藏线确实有风险,这条路上不断出车祸也是事实。可一方面,现在川藏线条件已经今非昔比,好了很多。现在的季节更是泥石流等自然灾害最少的季节;我这次出行在危险路段除了徒步就是坐长途班车。我一向认为,在川藏地区,班车是最安全的交通工具。因为司机老跑这条路,路况熟悉,经验丰富,很少出事。倒是自驾车危险很大。 换个角度说,即使在川藏线上,出事丧命也是小几率事件,每年数以万计的人通过川藏线,出事的不会超过万分之一。我不相信我就那么倒霉,这样的事情让我碰上。至于来自人的危险,更不用担心。这里的人比内地淳朴的多,友善的多。许多女孩子都敢一个人走川藏(我这次就先后碰到了两个),何况我一个大老爷们儿。 退一万步说,真的遇上了倒楣事,发生了车祸之类,估计哥哥在身边也帮不了任何忙。在川藏线,不出事则已,出事就是大事,车掉到江里,不可能生还。所以哥哥给我保驾的作用不大。 在生活和工作中,由于种种因素的限制,使我觉得很难完全按照自己的意愿去做某些事情,可至少在我最喜欢的旅游过程中,我希望能够完全贯彻自己的自由意志,不用勉强自己委曲求全去顺从他人。 我并不是喜欢独行,而是驴友们都知道,志同道合的旅伴实在很难找。我只是在欣赏自然的原始生态的时候,更希望有一种自由的环境和自由的心态。 匈牙利诗人裴多菲说过:“生命诚可贵,爱情价更高,若为自由故,两者皆可抛。”为了自由,爱情和生命尚可抛弃,遑论其它? 其实,我更喜欢一个人在路上不期而遇的一些伙伴和各式各样的驴友,他们多样化的风格会给我更多的独特感受和体会——这也正是旅行生活的魅力之一。相反,有了固定的伙伴,往往会对外人自然地产生排斥感,阻碍你接触更多朋友的机会。 哥哥看我执意拒绝,没再说什么,就回深圳去了。哥哥在拉萨火车站[ ] 三、准备:百密难免一疏 送走了哥哥,我开始准备我的这次川藏之行。 根据我的计划,这次我有15天的干部年假,加上十一黄金周7天,又请了两天事假,加上头尾中间有6个周末,一共有30天可以出行。这真是一个从来没有过的长假,我希望从容地好好地进行我这次谋划已久的川藏之行。 和某些驴友不同。他们出行前很少做功课,更愿意享受因此而带来的意外之喜。 我则不然,我历来认为,要想出去玩得好,收获更多,走之前的功课必不可少。计划越详细,准备越周到,出去玩的效率越高,感受越深,收获也越大。所以这次出行,我在几个月前就开始了精心的准备。(实践证明,尽管我准备了很多,还是没有预料到因为和哥哥一起出行,调整了计划,从而大大减少了我的徒步里程。以至于使我后来闲置出大量的假期,不得不临时安排没做功课的甘南川北的九寨沟之旅,但同时也感受了不做功课旅游的不便和乐趣,有了意外的惊喜和收获。) 除了更广泛地收集出行攻略和西部地区的公交车信息外,我还精心制作了然乌到林芝的徒步地图,对各个重要景点之间的距离,方位,中间的河流、道路、村落——甚至每一个放牧点都作了详细注。 我仔细研究了许多驴友的游记,对在各个景点旅游的注意事项作了详细摘录。后来证明,这确实对我帮助很大。为此,我应当深深感谢这些朋友。 实际上,我在研究中发现,对于然乌到林芝段,最好的旅游方式应当是骑自行车——高效迅速、轻松省力而又不乏细腻。因为从然乌开始,一直到排龙270公里是一路下坡,海拔从3900米一路下降到2000米,然后在排龙到色季拉山口的80公里路段上从2000米上升到4620米,然后再一路下坡50公里到达海拔3000米的八一镇。这段路多数地方路况不错,即使路况不好的地方也可以推车行进,慢慢欣赏沿途风光。但问是,我没有办法在然乌及附近搞到自行车。也曾设想,先到拉萨,买好自行车托运到八一镇,然后反向骑行,但因为一来多数地段是上坡,觉得不划算;二来在波密要徒步岗乡原始森林,自行车没法携带;三来到达然乌后自行车处理也是个麻烦事。新自行车不好处理,如果买旧自行车自然可以扔掉,但还怕半路出问;当然最后还有一个到达然乌后,反向走川藏,怕时间不好掌握的问。由于这种种原因,最后放弃了骑车的想法。不过我仍然认为,这一段精华路段,骑车旅行是最好的方式。 不能骑车,那就还是乘车和徒步吧。 沈阳火车站提前10天预售火车票,9月12日,我买到了9月21日晚6点由沈阳开往成都的K388次新空调快车的卧铺车票,下铺499元。 200711214545895537.jpg (96.86 KB) 在出发前,我还买到了一个充气枕头和一双轻便的拖鞋。这两样东西在旅途中给我带来了很大方便。 为了给可能居住的藏民家的孩子准备小礼物,我跑了许多商店,希望寻找到物美价廉的小礼品,最后买了几辆玩具小汽车和蝴蝶发卡。后来这些礼物只送出了一半。我发现,去藏区,最方便的礼物其实是糖果。当然,后来我买了很多花花绿绿的糖果,不仅送给藏民家的孩子,还在路上送给遇到的孩子们和小学校的小学生,效果相当不错,很快拉近了我和他们的距离。 去西藏之前,许多人会提前进行适应性锻炼,我比较懒,也没有大块时间,加上自信身体素质还可以,就没有额外锻炼。不过因为我每天都徒步上班,虽然往返只有4公里,我觉得也有些效果。加上平时偶尔骑自行车出游,我想适应长途徒步问不大。至于高原反应问,我更不大担心,04年去稻城4600米以上的山口都翻过,在4000米以上的亚丁走过,没太大感觉,所以根本不担心。 因为要负重徒步,所以我尽量少带东西,但还是带了一些没用上的东西。下面是我在网上找到的一份物资清单,参照着做了些准备: 入藏准备物品名细表 1、太阳镜 [不用说了](因为我是近视眼,所以我带了一个变色近视眼睛,但没用上,因为一路上基本都是阴天,在拉萨,阳光明媚,我也没感觉到有戴它的必要) 2、太阳帽 [很有用,主要防太阳](我带了一个旅游帽和一顶凉帽,旅游帽落到了藏民家,凉帽一直戴到邯郸才丢掉) 3、防晒霜[呵呵。女士绝对要有](没带) 4、雨衣、雨伞(各带了一件,平时没用上,在九寨沟下雨却没在身边) 5、防寒衣物——羽绒服、毛衣、毛裤、手套等(带了一套薄毛衣毛裤。毛衣穿了几次,毛裤没用上,一双线手套戴了2次) 6、换洗衣物——内衣、袜子、外套(天凉时基本都穿在了身上,竟然没时间换洗,两套衣服穿了近一个月,够邋遢吧,出门在外的人,没那么多讲究) 7、手电筒或头灯(带了头灯) 8、瑞士军刀(带了一把水果刀和一把锯刀,前者削水果皮,后者给哥哥锯竹子当拐棍儿) 9、打火机或防水火柴(高原上普通打火机不好使,带了火柴,没用上) 10、蜡烛[可考虑不带、一:照明 二:如果一旦在野外出现特殊情况,生火用](没带) 11、相机、镜头 (两个数码相机,一个尼康4500,另一个是用普通电池的三洋小相机,避免充不上电没的用) 12、唇膏 !!!!!!!![必须带,如果你上过高原你就知道不带这个的后果](就没带) 13、腰包一定要带,很方便 (带了一个,拉锁质量不好,后来没用) 14、手表(戴了一块最低廉的电子表,但时间很准) 15、现金、信用卡[在很多地方不能刷卡](带了5000现金,一张建行卡,现金没用了,卡没用上) 16、身份证(当然要带,我还带了护照,心想也许高兴会去尼泊尔,但没去,就没用上) 17、笔记本——写日记用(没带,我用录音笔,有什么随时录下来,回来整理出两万字左右) 18、笔(虽然不写日记,还是带了一个,偶尔用到) 19、通讯簿 (在手机中) 20、指南针(很遗憾,没带,实践证明确实需要) 21、书——路上解烦用(嫌沉,没带。不过如果有MP4或电子书,我希望带一个,确实需要) 22、铝饭盒——(带了一个不锈钢的,稍重,但的确有用,泡面最方便。平时可放一些怕挤压的东西。) 23、水壶(我带了一个水壶和一个水杯——泡茶用,实际上,因为沿途到处是山泉水,所以一个水杯就够了) 24、高能食物[巧克力、牛肉干、压缩饼干、红牛饮料……](只带了巧克力,有用,不过这次没发挥作用,都给了孩子们) 25、尼龙绳10米 [晾衣、捆绑……用途多多] (应当带,也带了,但没用上) 26、哨子(很遗憾,没带,必要时真的管用) 27、备用眼镜——如果你戴眼镜 (带了) 28、随身听 [最好能录音,可以口述日记、记录下美妙的声音] (没带,实践证明一个大容量录满藏歌的MP3是很有用的) 29、地图 (带了全国地图和步行区详图,哥哥带了西藏自治区地图册) 30、洗漱用品 [不用多说了吧] 31、手机(带了,中国移动的神州行卡,只发了些短信,打了一次电话,还不大好用) 32、备用电池、充电器(带了) 33、U盘或存贮硬盘(没带) 34、口香糖[没有条件刷牙时可就派上用场了,不过一定要注意环保啊] (没带,我不喜欢) 35、湿纸巾[软包装的比较好,随着纸巾的减少占用体积也减少] (带了纸巾,不是湿的) 36、大小可封口的塑料袋若干[某些物品的防潮防尘用,也可用普通塑料袋+橡皮筋代替](带了,没用上) 37、护照袋[随身(贴身)携带证件细软等重要物品](有用,但我没有,也没带) 38、小锁头[防君子不防小人] (需要一个,这次没带。西部许多旅馆不上锁,房门洞开,说没人偷东西) 39、小背包 [你不想闲逛时也背一个大包吧] (应当带,很需要。偷懒,没带) 40、汤匙、筷子——什么,你习惯于吃手抓饭?那就算了(带了双筷子) 41、卫生纸 [不只是方便时有用] (带了一卷,没够用,又买了一卷) 42、拖鞋 [洗澡、涉水,凉鞋更好] (是的,很方便,尤其在火车上和没有拖鞋的旅馆里) 43、睡袋[不管你是否打算去露营都要带上、可取暖用](带了,有用) 44、扑克牌[便携的娱乐工具] (没带) 45、望远镜[有用,但携带不方便] (带了一个袖珍便携的,可关键时了忘了拿出来) 46、药品 [详见下面](只带了一小瓶痢特灵和创可贴,用上了) 47、能够装得下这些物品的大包(有一个,65升,没装满)备进藏药品: 1. 抗感冒退热类: VC银翘、百服宁,速效伤风胶囊等; 2. 抗高原反应: 西藏华西药业集团有限公司出品的诺迪胶囊,主要成份是红景天25元一盒(20粒),口服一次1-2粒,一日三次,不错,在此推荐。安茶碱+安定的效果非常显着(进藏前三天前服用为佳) 3. 抗菌类: 先锋、土霉素;扑尔敏,心得安,施尔康。 4. 头痛药着重推介必理通,高原反应头痛欲裂时,这东西非常有用! 5 创可贴 6. 沙布包扎伤口所需 7. 云南白药(止血用) 8. 防止拉肚子,消炎的药除了以上他列出的东西外,我还带的东西有: 1、小型三脚架(不是专业摄影,用处不太大,想拍照,求游客帮一下忙就好了。) 2、微型折叠式行李车(准备在徒步时路况好就拉着背包走,真用上了。徒步完成扔到了八一镇) 3、录音笔(这是仅次于照相机最有用的设备,路上有什么感受和风景随时录下来,不用记日记,方便简单,回来整理了2万多字) 4、大塑料盒(所有的零碎东西都放到了里面,不丢且好找) 5、登山杖(徒步和登山的重要工具) 6、针线(有用,裤子开线、手上扎刺,都用得到。一个钝尖的大针还可以当牙) 7、红糖(一路泡水喝,增加血糖含量,可有效预防高原反应;据说上车前将一粒阿斯匹林同一粒乘晕宁同服,预防高原反应效果及佳。) 8、IC卡(性价比最高的东西,在西藏,中国联通是根本连不通,移动通信只有移动着才能通信。只有IC卡到处能用,还便宜,在西部到处可见的IC卡电话上打长途电话每分钟只要0.10元,比市话还便宜) 9、多波段收音机(最累赘无用的东西,一路没用上,还不如带MP3呢) 10、绿豆糕一斤(我最喜欢的方便食品,相当于压缩饼干,可以直接入口,也可以开水冲泡,口感极佳) 11、小小茶叶筒(装茶叶,后来我的茶杯丢在了旅馆,就没法泡茶了) 12、去成都火车上的旅途食品:月饼、啤酒、鸡腿、水果、香肠等等(香肠没吃,两天后发现坏了,扔掉。后来发现没准备葵花籽。回来时买了一斤,一路上没嗑完。) 9月18日,我正在上班,哥哥打来电话,说他已经买好了20日广州到成都的火车票,21日下午5点前到达成都。他要和我一起去川藏。 他到底还是来了,好吧,来就来吧,那就哥俩偕行走川藏。 想一想,哥哥也是好意,我不应当辜负他的这番好意。再说,难得有这一次,哥哥能与弟弟一起游览一次祖国山河,爸爸说得对:一番相见一番老,能有几时为弟兄,我应当珍惜这个机会,满足哥哥想兄弟同游的愿望。 换个角度,与哥哥一起出行也有许多好处,两个人一起,食宿都很方便。可以相互关照,徒步免得寂寞。还可以相互交流——毕竟,从68年哥哥下乡以后,近40年来,我们哥俩真正在一起的时间累计起来估计也不会超过半年——这也是我们兄弟为什么差异如此之大的原因,这次旅行,朝夕相处,可以有效弥补这个缺憾。 想到这些,我有些为原来不近情理地一口回绝哥哥感到不过意,我用电子邮件给哥哥发去了我的详细计划,和准备物品清单,供他参考。 因为我得23日中午才到成都,所以我建议他可以先去丹巴、八美、新都桥看看,然后去康定等我。我04年去过那一线,风光很好。后来他说,怕来不及,他要直接到康定,去看康定溜溜的城。然后买好24日去巴塘的班车票,等我23日晚上过去。[ ] 四、第一阶段:9月21日-9月26日 穿越天堑之旅 沈阳—成都—康定—巴塘—芒康—邦达—然乌9月21—23日沈阳—成都—康定 今天是周五,从明天开始休假,今天晚上乘坐6点去成都的火车,开始我的川藏行。 晚上5点半,老婆送我到车站。 晚6点,火车正点发车。 美好的旅程开始了! 火车上,同一卧铺中的六个人,一个老太太76岁,是当年从沈阳去成都支援三线的老职工,早已经退休,老伴已经去世多年,每年都回沈阳亲属家住一段时间; 旁边的女子42岁,是个尼姑,铁岭市调兵山人,当年曾经自己做买卖挣了一些钱,但8年前和爱人离了婚,孩子判给了爱人,于是看破红尘,削发为尼。现在在四川白玉县的一座寺庙里修行,已经出家8年多。 另一位汉子,44岁,佳木斯人,家现在在四川彭山,就是彭山老祖的家乡。此次是从佳木斯回家。 还有一对是夫妇俩,45、6岁,是沈阳人,男的的大哥在成都,是空军的退役直升机飞行员,据说技术十分过硬,当年中央首长下部队,都是点名让他开飞机。这次是他大哥过60大寿,二人前来祝寿。也想顺便去西藏和九寨沟玩玩,但女的高血压,担心去不了。 刚开始上车时,大家还很生分,甚至有些戒备,但没过多久,大家就开始谈笑风生。43个小时过后到达成都,大家已经不分彼此,亲如一家。 火车就是有这样的魔力。[ ] 这段路曾经无数次走过,一路上,熟悉的地方,熟悉的风景,但仍然是百看不厌。 车过洛阳,路边高坡上的白马寺可能是新扩建的,庙宇轩昂,规模庞大,气势逼人。看来真得找时间来此看看了。 火车23日中午12点5分提前10分钟到达成都,沈阳夫妇有车来接,白玉的尼姑自己走了。因为成都站不让进站接送,而让自己的小红帽行李队垄断经营,所以我和佳木斯那位把老太太送到站口等她的亲人来接,然后我们俩打车去新南门长途汽车站。 到达新南门还不到一点,新南门去康定的长途车半小时一趟,下午2点是最后一趟。有时旅客太多还会加发一到两趟。 我们到车站时,一点的车还没有发,我去买票,售票员卖给我的却是一点半的车票,我也没计较。可是,到了一点半,车却不发,原来车站看人太少,把一点半和两点的车合并了。这样我们一直等到两点才发车。后来我后悔没坐一点的车走,因为我们的车到达泸定时天已经很黑,泸定桥都没看到,到康定已经9点多了。这是后话。 也有让人高兴的事,这次我仍然很幸运,我买的票号是7号,一个临窗的位置,正好可以看风景。 记得2000年我第一次来成都,在坐旅游车经过城里的时候,导游对我们说,成都有几多。忘记了当时她说的有那几多,印象深刻的就是:漂亮姑娘多,自行车多。 转眼7年过去了,现在的几多也在与时俱进,城里众多的自行车都变成了电动车。在成都的大街小巷,路旁到处是一排排的电动自行车,成为蓉城一道亮丽的风景线。 车过雅安,这是茶马古道的起点,在城外,有一组茶马古道的群雕,可惜在车上,没拍下来。上一张网上找来的。 出城以后,汽车停下来,等一个乘摩托车赶车的人上车,可那个赶车的人和摩托车手就车费发生了争执,吵了老半天,又耽误了好大一会儿工夫。 汽车过天全县,峡谷风光非常漂亮,路过一个叫紫石乡的古镇,古色古香,建筑都是老式的蜀地老建筑,非常有味道,我很喜欢这种古旧的风格。很遗憾,在飞驰的长途车上,什么东西也拍不下来。只能留在心里回味了。 在天全,汽车停下来吃午饭。饭菜品种很多,价格比一般地方稍贵,不过还算公道。我要了一盘梅菜扣肉,一碗米饭,吃得很饱。 过了二郎山隧道,来到泸定,天已经黑透,灯光下,走过了这个当年红军飞夺泸定桥的地方,泸定桥始建于清康熙44年,建成于康熙45年(1706年),据说桥名“泸定桥”三字是康熙老爷子御笔亲提。自清以来,此桥一直为四川入藏的重要通道和军事要津。本来是想去看看的,可天黑,也没了兴致。 晚上9点多,汽车到达康定,哥哥早已经定好了旅馆,买好了第二天去巴塘的车票在等我。 虽然没吃晚饭,但不饿。我就是这样,一出来旅行就缺乏食欲,但又不感觉饿,正好减肥。 和哥哥一起来到旅馆,谈唠一会儿,已经10点了,明天还要早起赶车,睡觉。 9月24日:康定-巴塘-芒康 宿:芒康 昨天住的旅店就在车站对过。早上起来,坐6点半由康定至巴塘的车,这段路约450公里,票价141元。 汽车出站,转过一个山坳,山坳里正在建设一座新城。哥哥告诉我,这里是康定新城,不久以后,康定就要迁居这里,而把老城变成一座完全的旅游城市。 康定古城自古就是藏汉分界线、翻过海拔4298米的塞外屏障折多山后,就进入了真正意义上的藏区。汽车一出康定就开始爬折多山,山上都是雪,风光不错。 到了山上,汽车开始在高处行进。不久,看到前面一辆红色小轿车,四轮朝天,像王八翻盖一样躺在路边。这地方并不险峻,也没有急弯和陡坡,不知道司机怎么把车开成这个样子。 又过新都桥,进入镇子之前,首先映入眼帘的是一片藏居,驴友们熟悉的第一藏寨也在其中。 回想2004年我去稻城,中途在新都桥住了一晚上。因为我那次是从丹巴和八美过来,没经过这里。那次还想来这里看看,可走了很远也没看到,后来听人说,这里离镇子有几公里,方才作罢。 今天路过这里,果然与镇里有一段距离。 被誉为“摄影天堂”的新都桥是川藏南北线的分路口。北线就是从这里向北,经过道孚、炉霍、甘孜经德格进入西藏。 我们走的是南线,将经过雅江,高尔寺山,剪子弯山,毛垭大草原和理塘、巴塘,从芒康进入西藏。 过新都桥后,我们继续西行。我们的右侧是一条小河,这条河是雅砻江的一条上游支流,河水清澈碧绿,这是我出来以后看到的第一条绿色的江河。以后会看到越来越多。 河边的道路好多处都在施工。在这些地方,汽车只能单向通行。 就在我们通过一段施工路段时,从对面开过来长长的一列军车车队,估计有上百辆。这也是我第一次看到这样壮观的军车队伍,后来的行程中我们还将多次看到。 我们的车,还有其他许多西行的车统统都停了下来,给军车让路。等军车过后,大家才继续前进。[ ] 当一大片白色的楼房出现在对面高高的山坡上的时候,我知道,雅江县城到了。 三年没来,小城面貌似乎变化不大。可进入城中,你会体会到许多细微的变化。最大的变化是当年我来到这里时,孩子们看到过路车和外地人就会敬礼,那种纯朴、那种真挚,那动人的一幕曾经深深感动过无数外来者,如今再也看不到敬礼的孩子了。 大街上仍是一如既往地繁华热闹,许多身穿具有鲜明地域特色藏服的藏民和更多已经汉化、穿着普通汉人服装的藏民在狭窄的街道上穿梭来往和驻足停留,路边雕梁画栋的商店体现着当地藏居的华丽风格和审美情趣,摩托车,大汽车把狭窄的街道挤的仿佛是水泄不通,但依仗丰富的经验和相互的谦让,司机们竟然都能灵活地开出一条道路,继续前行。 在县城旁边就是著名的雅砻江,它是从这里才开始叫做雅砻江,它的上面称作鲜水河--就像大小金川在到达丹巴县城开始叫大渡河一样。不过,与三年前一样,雅砻江的江水还是那么浑浊,甚至好像更浑浊。 江上面,我上次来时正在施工的水泥桥早已经竣工,凌空飞架在雅砻江上。不过由于桥梁过高,跨度过大,小小的水泥桥体显得那么单细轻盈,仿佛一阵风就会把它吹走。 与上次一样,客车仍是停在车站,让旅客们在这里吃午饭,饭店漂亮的藏族服务员热情迎客,那边的藏族老太太则恪尽职守地看着那收费厕所。 出来后,哥哥尽量遵从我的生活习惯,不要太奢华。 因为哥哥包里有很多干粮,所以我们俩只要了一小盆汤菜,然后,哥哥拿出从深圳带来的煎饼(这是家在吉林的嫂子家里从吉林给他们捎去的,在深圳的哥哥一家总是非常喜欢这些家乡的东西,妹妹说,他们曾经从铁岭为哥哥一家用快件邮寄豆包,每个豆包光邮寄费就花了3元多,正所谓情义无价),还有月饼等,我拿出我的绿豆糕,我们吃得很饱。 后来我知道,虽然我出发前提醒哥哥尽量少带东西,可哥哥这次出来,还是带来了太多的月饼、巧克力、煎饼等等,其中月饼大多是那种又贵又难吃的莲蓉双黄之类的月饼,后来那些月饼和巧克力大多送给了沿途的孩子和司机,而他带来的煎饼,我则是20多天后,在回家的前两天才最后吃完。[ ] 在雅江的一个大院里,正在举办一场藏民的婚礼,许多当地藏人身着色彩鲜艳的民族服装,挤满了院子,正在等待新人的到来。 如果不是在已经发动正在行驶的车上,我真的好想去参加这个婚礼,我相信,他们一定和我们汉人的婚礼有许许多多的不同之处,一定会给我们许多新鲜而美好的印象。 今天是9月24日,星期一,不知道藏历是个什么日子,不过我觉得也许是藏人的一个好日子。因为汽车出了雅江县城不远,我们又看到一份藏人的婚礼。一群身着漂亮藏服的康巴汉子开着摩托车威风凛凛地在前面开路,后面是三辆披红挂彩的小轿车,估计里面坐着新人。 他们开到前面不远处的一个村庄口的院子里。那里也是一院子的喜气洋洋的人们。 由于我们的汽车渐行渐远,后面的故事已经看不到,只能去想象了。[ ] 我们一路行进,新都桥到理塘的路04年我去稻城的时候走过,那是一段风光秀美的路程,现在虽然旧地重游,但仍有许多新鲜感。 出雅江到巴塘之间要连续爬过5座海拔超过4000米的大山。一出雅江,首先经过川藏南线上第一座4000米以上的山口卡子拉山,山口海拔4450米。 此山是名副其实的崇山峻岭,路过山口,前面一片空旷,远处连绵起伏的群山、蓝的幽深的天空与翻飞的五彩经幡相互辉映,给人以强烈的震撼。 在只有一层简单植被的山坡上,牛羊啃着低矮的牧草。由于距离较远,大山上的牦牛缩成一个个小黑点,仿佛是虱子一样的小动物在一件破衣服上。[ ] [img]牧民的黑帐篷支在广阔的草原上,为单调的草原增添了某种人类的气息。山泉水旁,藏族妇女在洗衣服,他们是这片土地上最勤劳的生灵。这是两个半定居的帐篷,凉晒的绿色植物不知道是牲口的过冬饲料还是牧民自己过冬用的蔬菜。 连续的翻越几座高山后,来到离理塘最近的一个山口。就在眼前,一大片辽阔的谷地牧场让你的心豁然开朗。这就是著名的毛垭大草原。在这里鸟瞰世界高城理塘,它在壮阔的毛垭草原中央,显得那样的遗世独立。远处山峦迤俪、草原辽阔、雪峰点点、天高云悠,展现一种无限空明,无限旷达的意境。 3年前第一次经过这里,我就为这里的辽阔和壮美所震撼。 正像一位驴友所说的那样:看着周围一座座相连的雪山,看着如此雄劲苍茫的大地,才懂得什么是高原的美,它是坦白、直露和浓烈的,它帅性的呈露在你的面前,赤裸裸的向你阐述着什么是色彩,什么是博大,什么是坦荡,什么是空旷,什么是浩瀚,什么是空寂,什么是刺激。即使是最麻木的人,在如此的壮丽面前也有被震撼的涤荡! 确实,西藏的美在这里体现得极为典型。这是一种粗犷雄浑的美,和江南田园的那种秀气精致完全不同,这种粗犷雄浑赤裸裸的毫不遮掩,没有一丝一毫的修饰和做作。这是一种原始的粗犷,一种自然的雄浑,一种返朴归真,大气磅礴的壮美。 汽车开进理塘车站稍作停留,然后继续前行。 理塘很漂亮,可以看得出来,这里的生活慵懒而富足。到处可以看到人们坐在路边在享受午后的阳光。 大街上,到处都是喇嘛和摇着转经筒的藏民。街旁的白塔非常漂亮,不知道是什么所在。难道是著名的长青春科尔寺??(后来我弄明白了,这里不是长青春科尔寺,而是理塘的白塔公园,这个高大的白塔就是公园的主塔) 离开理塘县城,继续往巴塘方向行进,仍然要走毛垭大草原,但这时经过的毛垭大草原已经不是昨日那一片,而是山的那边。草原上,有更多的牦牛和更好的草场。 转过一片低矮的山丘后(说低矮,只是相对高度,因为理塘海拔4014米,所以这些山丘的海拔肯定在4200米以上),一片更大,更美丽的草原展现在眼前。 牧场辽阔,畜群密布,弯弯曲曲的草原河逶迤而来,草原中央,有一座美丽的白塔亭亭玉立,在白塔的后面,远远地地平线上——山峰连绵,雪峰晶莹,护佑着这一片丰美的牧场。这一切,在蓝天白云的衬托下,形成一幅绝美的田园诗画。[ ] 理塘到海子山是川藏线上高原风光的经典。金黄色的毛垭草原广袤无垠,草原上蓝色的河水泛着银光,畜群在悠闲地吃草,天边雪峰闪烁着圣洁的光辉,头顶上蓝空高悬,云朵翻滚出清晰的层次。一路行走宛若行于画中。 走过这片草原,就是荒凉如天外星球般的海子山。这边的海子山远没有去稻城那边的海子山那样海子众多,风景迷人。但荒漠草原上不时出现的一两个天蓝色的海子还是让你忍不住感受到阵阵惊喜。 尤其是当我们的车转过一个山包后,突然,闻名已久的眼镜海突兀地出现在我们的眼前,我连忙拿出相机拍照。匆忙中不知道什么东西掉到了脚上,我顾不上低头捡拾,只是忙着开机拍照,可拨动几次相机开关,相机就是打不开,低头一看,原来是相机的电池掉出去了,刚才掉我脚上的就是那块电池,我连忙在地上找到电池安上,还好,眼镜海仍在眼前,我急忙按动快门,拍下了这著名海子的倩影。不过我们的车已经从山的高处下来太多,从这个角度看眼镜海已经远远没有在山顶观景台上出现时漂亮。 不过美丽的眼镜海衬托远处的雪山仍然能给人一种美的震撼。[ ] 过了海子山以后,汽车又一次走进了大山,山上的树丛色彩鲜艳,山脚下新植种的人工林正在茁壮成长。人工林中众多的高高的木桩显现出这里原来应当是一片茂密的森林。 在高原上,路边的草地不知道为什么呈现红黄相间的色彩,在蓝天白云下景色非常独特。 原来康定到巴塘要两天,中间要在理塘住一晚上。现在因为理塘到巴塘的路已经重新修过,路非常之好,在通往巴塘的大山中,又新打开了四五个长长的隧道,我们通过的时候,我发现有的隧道还没有建设完,地面没整平,灯也还没安好,就已经开始放行。 正因为路又好,又近,所以长途车现在当天就可以从康定开到巴塘。 晚上6点左右,我们的车到达巴塘,下车出站,许多司机围上来问旅客去不去芒康。 巴塘到芒康105公里,因为天已经黑了,去芒康还要过金沙江,那是一段道路惊险而风景美妙的历程。是否今天就去芒康,我有些犹豫。可哥哥和在来巴塘车上认识的男孩则想走。 我来之前在网上看到,巴塘去芒康通常每人车费40-45元,可现在已经涨到了50元。因为现在这里的司机抱成一团,搞垄断经营,对单个想要低价的司机进行威胁,所以没人敢开低价。通常是他们一起上来揽活,当有生意时,由他们抽定下的司机来接这单生意。 我们这次是一个藏族小伙子开个类似长安之星的微型面包车——上海大众出的小五菱送我们。他拉上我们,还有他的一个亲属,但并不马上走,而是在大街上转来转去,说要给人带一些货物去芒康,眼看天越来越黑,给他送货的人却迟迟不到,这让我们很生气。几次交涉,最后他带我们到了一个加油站继续等,后来终于来了一个车带来一堆货物,司机把它们全部放到车顶上捆好,然后我们才出了城,这时候已经7点半左右,天完全黑了。 出巴塘后,有32公里是在四川境内,这一段是水泥路面,还不错。可过了这一段就到了金沙江边,过江以后,进入了西藏,路变得破烂不堪,而且非常险,全是沙石路面,车开在上面直打滑。小小的面包车头上的货物太多太重,头重脚轻,根本跑不起来,就这样,还老是向江边侧滑,小司机根本把不住方向盘,汽车几次冲到江边,险些掉到江里,急得我们几个大呼小叫。我们几次要他把好方向盘,贴着山的一侧而不是江的一侧开,不知道怎么回事,他老是把车滑向左侧的江边。弄得我们提心吊胆,心都悬到了嗓子眼上。 其实这一段路相当险,只是天黑,我们看不到罢了。 这时我才后悔,本来应当坚持在巴塘住一晚,这样不但可以免去黑夜走险路的风险,还可以在白天经过著名的金沙江,体验初次踏上西藏土地的兴奋和经历翻山过江的快乐。可现在,一切都来不及了,只有祈祷司机稳当地开车,把我们平安送到芒康。 又走了一段路,小司机也感觉到问实在严重,我们几个彪形大汉(光我和哥哥的体重加起来就近200公斤),加上车顶上200多斤货物,车辆早已经超重,在沙石路面上蹒跚行进,随时可能出事。 正好这时对面来了一辆轿车打听前面有没有一辆大货车过去,我们说没看到,于是他们就掉头准备回芒康,小司机连忙拦住他们,让他们把他的亲属带上,然后下车重新捆绑了货物,因为天已经很黑了,小司机也很着急,车开的很快,三个小时后,10点多钟,我们终于有惊无险地到达了进入西藏的第一个县城——芒康。 下车时,小司机问我们要不要第二天包他的车去然乌,我们再也不想坐他的车冒险,于是给了他车费,赶快打发他走了。 天已经很晚了,虽然没吃晚饭,我也不饿,赶快找地方睡觉。安排住下后,哥哥出去吃饭,我则躺下睡觉。 今天一天坐了15个小时的车,奔波了550公里,实在是太乏了。[ ] 9月25日:芒康-八宿—邦达 宿:邦达 早六点一觉醒来,没什么异常感觉。看来从康定的海拔2700米到芒康的海拔3850米,我已经一步步开始适应。哥哥还在睡觉,我走出大门,外面天还没亮。 我去车站看看,大门紧锁。看来这里不会开门这么早。 又回屋里呆了一会儿,重新出门,这次天开始蒙蒙亮。 昨天天晚,没顾上仔细看。早上起来,转了一圈才发现,芒康虽然是一个县城,但规模仅仅和内地的一个小村子差不多,几十栋房子全部集中在一个长度加起来不到200米的“Y”字型街道两旁。房屋色彩艳丽,藏味浓郁。 在街中心有IC卡电话,我出来时带了两张IC卡 ,其中一个9月30日到期,还有9元多钱,我希望到期前把它消费掉。看到IC卡电话,我就去打电话,打了几个电话,一看余额,还有8元7角钱。原来西部的IC卡电话长途话费一分钟只收一角钱,比打市话还便宜。 回头来到芒康车站,车站大门洞开,院里停着两辆大客车,一个是芒康——昌都的,一个是芒康至拉萨的。候车室的门也开着,但候车室里不但空无一人,也空无一物,连把椅子都没有。 从墙上的白板上看到,芒康只有发往拉萨和昌都的车; 不一会儿,一个汉子进来,走进了候车室里面的售票室。我连忙过去,打听情况。 本来要去然乌,坐芒康到拉萨的车最方便,可以直接把我们送到然乌,可它要明天才发车,而且当晚要住在八宿,这样后天才能到达然乌,所以,我们还是今天出发,先去邦达。我买了芒康到昌都那趟车到邦达的票。270公里,车票每人92元。 芒康的车票很有意思,是手开的普通发票,一大特色。 在院里等车的时候,我看到一个藏族帅哥,像西部牛仔一样,忍不住把他拍了下来。 后来他也和我们上了同一辆车。不知道他和司机什么关系。本来看他的衣着打扮,像个游客,还带着一个十分小巧的数码相机到处拍照。可一路上,他总是帮司机和助手干这干那。不是给汽车上水,就是给汽车换轮胎。所以他和司机的关系到最后我也没搞清楚。车站院子里一个藏人骑的摩托车[ ] 在车站买完票,我问什么时候发车,卖票那人说8点半。这时候刚刚8点。哥哥恰好刚刚吃完早饭走过来,我们把包放进车后面的行李厢,就在下面闲逛。结果不一会儿,还没到8点15,司机就招呼大家上车,大家上车刚刚坐稳,司机一踩油门,我们的车已经开出了车站。 出了芒康,我看到,这里和云南那边的澜沧江沿岸一样都是红色的土壤。红色的土地上,青稞还没收割。我们在山路上盘旋,山坳里,一块块田畴给大山增加了秀色。天上还是阴云密布,但偶尔也有某些地方被太阳照亮,仿佛是天上开了天窗。[ ]([]
我之萌生去尼泊尔的想法,源于2010年的走阿里环线的路上。回来后就开始埋头查找资料、做攻略、约伴、订出行计划……。找了N个理由,说服自己把尼泊尔列入了优先考虑的长线旅游目的地。到2011年9月2日拟定中的出发日期来临,却没能如愿拿到车票,晕!于是当机立断,比照之前不多、天使预定的5号飞拉萨机票的大体时间,我们也订下了三张9月5日经重庆中转飞拉萨的机票,打算从陆路进入尼泊尔。尘埃落定,尼泊尔:我终于可以成行了!我们的行程D1.长沙(飞机)---重庆---拉萨D2-- D3. 拉萨(尼泊尔驻拉萨领事馆申请证)D4.拉萨(包车)---樟木D5.樟木(包车)---加德满都D6.加德满都(大巴)---博卡拉D7.博卡拉(包车)-- Nayapool(徒步)---UllereD8.Ullere(徒步)---GhorepantD9.Ghorepant(徒步)---Poonhill--- Ghorepant---GhandrukD10. Ghandruk(徒步)--- Nayapool(大巴)---博卡拉D11. 博卡拉停留D12. 博卡拉(小飞机)---加德满都D13—D16. 加都停留(包括加都谷地三古都:加德满都、帕坦、巴德岗)D17. 加德满都(包车)---樟木(包车)---拉萨D18—D20. 拉萨停留D21—D23. 拉萨(火车)---长沙 一、长驱直入尼泊尔 芳姐的临时加入,使得最后由不多、天使、芳姐、康贝莎、葬沙和笔者等六人组成的小分队分别于5号和7号搭乘三个不同的航班先后抵达拉萨。有幸得到在拉萨工作的湖南老乡小周等人的热情接待,让我们有了平生第一次身披洁白哈达的殊荣,安排的住宿地又恰巧就在罗布林卡附近,离尼泊尔驻拉萨领事馆步行仅5分钟的距离,为我们提供了极大的便利。 尼泊尔的证相对比较容易和简单,这一点最是可爱:不用预约,头天上午填好表,一并交上护照及相应的费用(15天行程175元,30天行程280元),第二天下午一般就可以顺利拿到证。于是乎,我们6号上午排一次长长的队交上了护照,7号下午又排一次长长的队取回了护照。 尽管领事馆要求交证取证都必须本人亲历亲为,但因为芳姐要7号下午才能到达,为了不影响既定的行程,我们按在领事馆前排队时道听途说得来的方法,稍微灵活运作了一下,这样六个人的护照同一天都好了,看来有一句话确实是放之四海而皆准的:所有的外国人长得都是一个样! 接下来就是找车。领事馆门前聚集着三三两两揽客去樟木的掮客,我们在排队等待取证的时候本已以300元一人初步定了个车,但当我们取证后再电话联系准备敲定出发时间的时候,居然被放了鸽子。呵呵,还来得及重新找车。这次以400元一人定下了一台车,然而到了晚上,又被要求加价到450元一人。退而让之,只得应允,一切固然当以明天能再出发为大局! 9月8日早七点,藏族司机边巴的华晨金杯商务车带上我们六个人及六个大包还有若干小包离开拉萨,前往国道318的终端樟木。还是这熟悉的道路,路况比较去年又好了不少,不过因为限速,我们的车开得并不快,经过14小时近800公里的奔波,晚上9;15分我们到达樟木。利用吃饭的当口,每人按自己的需要,以112.73的汇率换了至少3000人民币的尼泊尔卢比,至此,看来一切都准备妥当了。 晚上不知什么时候下起了大雨,溪流无休止的哗哗声夹着雨滴或急或缓的淅沥声构成了美妙的和弦音。待至天明雨已消停,但见被参天古木包围着的樟木小镇让轻薄的白云随意缭绕,潮湿的空气中飘忽着不知名植物淡淡的清香,沁人心脾。一切都如此和谐,但很快,窄小街道的宁静开始被早起游客的脚步声快门声还有惊叹声打破…… 早九点,约好的小巴以每人10元的价格拉我们下到了山下的口岸,等候过境的游客已在自觉排队,妙的是在出境大厅待检的过程中,我们就被尼方揽客去加都的掮客盯上,也好,省得过境后再临时去找车,很快我们按6个人共4000卢比谈妥了价格。好在出境的国人手续相对简单,不用填表但验证却是非常严格的,开包检查那是必须的!经过友谊桥进入尼方口岸,在闹哄哄的矮小入境办公房内又是一番折腾,然而应该说是非常顺利的,并没遭受传说中的尼方海关人员的刁难和勒索,于是在北京时间1130分,我们一行登上了印度产的TATA小面包车,开始了13天尼泊尔的奇妙旅程。 因为证,首先得在拉萨停留两天,近在咫尺的罗布林卡广场美景当然不会错过又一次行走在熟悉的国道318上,看看这云像什么?丰收的景色路边的格桑花开得真旺站在5248米海拔的嘉措拉山口,已经可以清晰地看到喜马拉雅的群峰2 g" 一路的艰辛顷刻化为过眼烟云先给自己秀一把一处废墟在阳光下展示它历经沧桑的落寞的美!& 藏羚羊在它们世世代代的家园自由自在地生活半山腰上的樟木小镇一早下到口岸,排队等待过境期待的兴奋挂在脸上顺利进入尼境,和一名尼方海关官员同挤在去加德满都的TATA车副驾驶座上很快,他们成了我们的第一批尼泊尔朋友!这拉风的镜头在国内可难得一见 二、穿越安娜普尔娜的苦与乐 尼泊尔有上百条行山路线,而Annapurna Base Camp 安娜普尔娜大本营(简称ABC)是尼泊尔最时尚的行山线路。这种百分百成熟的徒步线路根本无需攻略和向导,主干线上想要故意迷路也是很困难的。山上遍布旅馆和各类服务设施,甚至还有温泉池,非常舒适安全,还颇有些小资情调。根据所做的功课,为此,我的计划是选择8天徒步安娜普尔娜大环线。 然而到达博卡拉后,不多和天使立马被那里的湖光山色迷住,于是选择了在博卡拉发呆,剩下的四个人多倾向于4天的安娜普尔娜小环线,加上来自北京的老岳和小卢,徒步行山还是六个人。办理登山证环保证、请背夫、包车,所有事务都委托给了燕巢旅舍的女老板燕子,多花了点银子而省了东跑西颠的劳顿和大把的时间。 根据燕子的建议,我们四天的徒步行山安排是: D1.从博卡拉包车至徒步起点Nayapool后,按顺时针方向,上升近千米,徒步到Ullere(海拔1960米); D2.从Ullere徒步至Ghorepant(海拔2860米); D3。从Ghorapant徒步至Poonhill(海拔3210米),然后返回Ghorapant,再下到Ghandruk(海拔1940米); D4.从Ghandyuk徒步至起点Nayapool再乘车返回博卡拉。1.徒步第一天 显而易见,第一天和第三天的路途较远任务将比较艰巨。登山证环保证到手已经是加都时间上午11;00,出发! 从博卡拉到徒步起点Nayapool约一小时车程。进山之后,在接下来的几天里,我们将处于一个没有任何机动车、完全原生态和相对开放的世界。 在经过了几个小村庄后,从缓坡、泥石流滑坡路段,到较陡的山坡、以及据称有3000级台阶的山岗,随着体能的逐步消耗,徒步的强度也越来越大。背负的相机包虽然只有10几斤,却感觉拉着我直往后坠。当太阳西下的时候,我们离营地仍有需步步登高的约两小时距离! 晚归的小鸟在树上叽叽喳喳,和着草丛中的虫鸣为我们鼓劲加油,无奈大腿以下一阵疼痛一阵麻木,大有不听指挥无法支撑自己的驱体之势,只得一次次停下来休息,想方设法补充能量,咬紧牙关挪步前行。 就在此时,安娜普尔娜山区最大最圆最美最亮的一轮明月如同小太阳般从身后的山脊上跳了出来,亮晃晃地刺人眼球,月光像水银一样洒在树上,洒在地上,洒在我们身上,照亮了我们前行的石阶山路。呵呵,今天是中国的农历八月十四,明天就是中秋节了呢! “燕子答应给我们一个杭州月饼大家分了吃的,可惜走的时候都忘了。”不知谁说了一句。 “明天我们买一只真正的走地鸡自己做了吃吧!”马上有人提议。 或许是明天那只不知还在何方的美味走地鸡刺激我的味觉神经的同时,也给我提前带来了能量,我们互相提醒催促,加快步伐,在体能透支,几近虚脱之时,晚830分,我们到达了Ullere。和中国西藏、印度、不丹一样,尼泊尔也是一个生殖崇拜的国家。幸福的一家兄和弟如果你懂尼泊尔语,加入这聊天的行列一定很有趣看来山里人的头\颈部都是相当有耐力的丰收的另一景象徒步第一天的暑热难耐!([]
寒冷的冬季,Maple决定要再次出发,这次的目,是巴厘岛。之所以选择这个地方,最开始受到的启发偏偏是来自于一部电影:《Eat,Pray,Love》。女主角在经过一番生活的波折后,终于在旅途中再次肯定了自己,并且在巴厘岛,找到了属于自己的真爱。据说,Bali的意思是,“come back”,注定会回到这里。这里,是命运的起点,也是命运的终点。如此浪漫的地方,真心想去一探究竟,所以,出发!就像前面说过的,自由行的安排,在确定目的地后,就要抓紧时间安排机票、住宿、旅游代理。提前两个月开始安排,快速订下了新加坡的经停航班,剩下的,就是住宿啦!航班预订攻略:https//blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_69fb381501012ol1.html枫叶完成贴直达梯:寻觅高棉王国,暹粒吴哥窟深度游(美女力作完结)https//bbs.8264.com/forum-viewthread-tid-1299894-fromuid-34172959.html新加坡之旅各种美图-(附如何办理新加坡过境随意行SSH指南)150楼更新多张大图(完)https//bbs.8264.com/forum-viewthread-tid-1282011-highlight.html泰国普吉岛自由行(风景&人妖&美食&买物大赏)独家攻略!更新结束!https//bbs.8264.com/forum-viewthread-tid-1285729-highlight.html一行八人,大家想玩的不一样,所以决定一分为二,自由组合为两个Team。Team 1八天七晚住宿全部在海边,舒适,自在,不用换酒店。Team 24晚住海边,3晚住在美丽的乡村Ubud乌布。这组中途要换一次酒店,但可以享受海边的巴厘岛,也可以享受多彩多样的巴厘岛风情。Maple就是这组的啦,很是Happy体验不同的生活~!别看Maple现在说得简单,但是预订住宿时花费了不少的精力。一、酒店预订首先,是选择区域。巴厘岛的海边,有南边的乌鲁瓦图和努沙杜瓦。这两块是高级酒店的集中地,其中不乏7星级准的豪华酒店,不少人度蜜月会在这边住。但是这两块是属于岩石地貌,基本没有海滩。而且酒店价格不菲,实在无力承担。再往北,有金巴兰和库塔区。登巴萨机场就在这两块海滩之间。库塔旁边紧邻雷吉安区,属于开发程度相当高的旅游区,酒店密集,交通方便,吃饭购物也很方便。而且往北去各大景点非常方便。所以考察一番后,Maple决定大队人马驻扎在这里。一、酒店预订首先,是选择区域。巴厘岛的海边,有南边的乌鲁瓦图和努沙杜瓦。这两块是高级酒店的集中地,其中不乏7星级准的豪华酒店,不少人度蜜月会在这边住。但是这两块是属于岩石地貌,基本没有海滩。而且酒店价格不菲,实在无力承担。再往北,有金巴兰和库塔区。登巴萨机场就在这两块海滩之间。库塔旁边紧邻雷吉安区,属于开发程度相当高的旅游区,酒店密集,交通方便,吃饭购物也很方便。而且往北去各大景点非常方便。所以考察一番后,Maple决定大队人马驻扎在这里。 第二步,选酒店。Maple主要通过www.booking.com和 www.agoda.com,先找出预算内的酒店,然后比较位置和评价,随后选定了:kuta库塔的Kuta Seaview Boutique Resorts和Ubud乌布的Waka Namya Hotel。第三步,预订。因为各家网站报价还是小有差别,而且不同网站上房型也不一样,所以各种头大的抽死剥茧后,终于订好了全部住宿。成就感刚刚的!价格参考:booking预订Waka Namya Hotel 3晚2间Lanai,一共755.4美金,合计4805人民币,也就是RMB800元/间/晚。agoda预订Kuta Seaview Boutique Resorts 2间4晚和2间7晚的豪华双床间,最后含税费用是RMB760元/间/晚。不谈位置不同,单说这两家住宿体验,乌布的远远好于库塔的。这留待后面慢慢表。当然,如有预算充分,2-4人还可以住Villa,也就是小别墅。好一点的Villa还会有私人管家和独立的泳池,反正一句话,只要有钱,想怎么奢侈都可以滴。二、旅游代理预订大家一起出去,还要顾及到方便。因此在巴厘岛,选择个旅游代理是必要的。所谓旅游代理,可以提供的服务有:接送机、一日游、按照自己需求提供包车服务以及简单的景点介绍。出发前,Maple因为住宿和各种包车服务接触了5、6家旅游代理:1、这是一家香港人的代理,有自己的网站,有中文沟通服务,可以提供奢侈的villa信息,以及很多一日游方案。但因为是旅行社,所以灵活性小,价格也比较高。SilkyWorld Best Travel Agency Ltd.Address Jl. BAKUng VII No.1 Br. Tohpati, Denpasar 80237, Bali, Indonesia Phone 0361 7802331 Fax 0361 466305Email wbtravelagency@yahoo.com / silkyphang@yahoo.com / wbtravelagency@hotmail.comWebsite www.world-best-travel.com二、旅游代理预订大家一起出去,还要顾及到方便。因此在巴厘岛,选择个旅游代理是必要的。所谓旅游代理,可以提供的服务有:接送机、一日游、按照自己需求提供包车服务以及简单的景点介绍。出发前,Maple因为住宿和各种包车服务接触了5、6家旅游代理:1、这是一家香港人的代理,有自己的网站,有中文沟通服务,可以提供奢侈的villa信息,以及很多一日游方案。但因为是旅行社,所以灵活性小,价格也比较高。SilkyWorld Best Travel Agency Ltd.Address Jl. Bakung VII No.1 Br. Tohpati, Denpasar 80237, Bali, Indonesia Phone 0361 7802331 Fax 0361 466305Email wbtravelagency@yahoo.com / silkyphang@yahoo.com / wbtravelagency@hotmail.comWebsite www.world-best-travel.com2、除了这样大型的代理,有一些当地人自己提供的包车服务也很不错,价格便宜,而且灵活性高,比如可以自己订好要去的景点,让对方负责路线,车,还有门票已经简单向导。1)Piyu只能英文沟通,租车的价略便宜。当时询价很多家,Piyu回复最快,所以我用的就是这家。但其实,也不是Piyu本人接待,估计是生意太好,把我们外包给了另一家,不过这家小儿子帅,老爸人也不错,所以一路上还蛮开心。每天包车35美元,在看情况给司机小费(我们一般1天给5-6美元)。Tel:62-081-7349866, 或是 08124687277 Email piyules@hotmail.com,piyubali@yahoo.com2)Steven可以中文沟通,13482635430 Email vivastevenlee@hotmail.com3) John只能英文沟通Tel. +62-361- 243512,242819,7433962 Fax. +62-361-242819Mobile John (Mr.Purna) +62 81 239 28345 (for emergency) Email info@rd-tours.com OR baliman@indo.net.id最后服务和费用如下,个人觉得已经相当便宜了,尤其是我们后期8个人的一日游,都是两辆车,这样算下来,一共每天才280元,真心不贵。当然也许他们赚了回扣,但无论如何,这笔费用性价比很高。大家都开心,就不计较那么多咯!另外,毕竟是热带,一定要选车况好,冷气足的车。Maple那几天的车况都不错,车也新,整体满意地说。哈哈,终于写完准备篇了,一心想给大家交代的都说的差不多了。准备下一篇去咯~!小长假就要结束了巴厘岛的证是落地。办理流程:1. 抵达Bali的Denpasar机场时,准备好a.有效期在6个月以上的护照;b.落地证费停留7天(含)内,证费为现金US10元(入境当天即为第一天);停留超过7天(最长只能停留30天),证费为现金US25元(超过停留期限,在出境时是会被罚款的)。特别提示:巴利岛证上的停留时间是入境和出境当天各算一天,如1月1日入境,8日出境,即应申请8-30天证,否则出境时不但要补交证费,还要罚款。 c.填妥入出境卡 及 物品申报表2. 下机后,请前往1楼的Visa on Arrival(落地)办理落地证,顺序为a.在第一站窗口向移民海关购买落地费用(US10或25元),领取收据。b.到下一站窗口向移民海关缴交您的入出境卡、护照、落地收据,并得到落地。b.到下一站窗口向移民海关缴交您的入出境卡、护照、落地收据,并得到落地。c.到第三站窗口让移民海关盖上入境章(此时移民海关会将您的出境卡钉在护照内)。有的柜台是一个工作人员,故就直接完成C步骤;有的是两个工作人员,就会有个移交过程。无大碍,顺其发展!我们这次海关没有把出境表订在护照上,所以自己要妥善保管好。3. 往前走,先通过 X光安检您的随身行李后,即可前往行李提领转盘处领取行李;最后,通过行李海关的检查,即可离开机场。 特别要提醒的是:1.在Bali机场行李提领处领完行李后,如果发现行李箱上出现任何记号,要马上擦干净,否则过检查关时会被一一翻检;2.行李提领处有许多自愿帮您拿行李的Porter,在离开机场后,是必须给小费的(卢币2万即可),若不需帮忙推行李,请立即挽拒;3.请妥善保存您的出境卡,离境时须交还给机场人员;4.若要搭乘出租车,离开机场接机大门后,右转直走,到Taxi Service付款,拿到车卷后,司机会带着您一起走去停车场开车;5.要记得留下现金每人RP15万,在离境时缴交机场税用;在机场,很多人会在你出关前就把你的行李拿出来放到外面,一定要抢出来,不然他们会很无理的收取小费。而且Maple发现,他们会挑漂亮的箱子拿,尤其硬壳的万向轮箱子特别容易被他们拿出来。另外,有的海关人员会跟你以换人民币等名义收取小费,可一定要拒绝。c.到第三站窗口让移民海关盖上入境章(此时移民海关会将您的出境卡钉在护照内)。有的柜台是一个工作人员,故就直接完成C步骤;有的是两个工作人员,就会有个移交过程。无大碍,顺其发展!我们这次海关没有把出境表订在护照上,所以自己要妥善保管好。换钱 1. 在中国银行换美金带过去,多准备一些小额美金做小费,其它就是整的美金100这样的比较好,换钱的时候比较合算,50美金面值的汇率跟100面值的汇率是一样的,零碎的美金汇率会低一些。2. 在酒店/机场换钱一般汇率低一些。饭店的话越小家汇率越好,五星级的超吃钱,在库塔和乌布比例都较高。大面额美金比小面额的兑换率高3. 当地兑换:只要门口写着NO COMMISION字样的兑换店一般都没有问,如果还不放心可以事先说明只要50,000面额的纸币,如果兑换店说没问,那就一定安全了。4. 汇率太高通常有问,小巷内的最好别去,先问有没有5万或10万大钞,避免拿到一堆零钞。 换钱时如有人与你聊天,千万不可分心,拿到钞票后一定要点,顺便检 查有无假钞﹝通常是10万的、印的有点歪﹞点完后不可再让他们经手,有些柜台桌面有机关,一抖就掉一张下去5. 不要把美金都换成当地的货币,用不完的话换回来太麻烦。在那里换汇很方便,一次一百的换,用多少换多少6. 回国时,也可以把多的印度尼西亚盾在这些地方换回美金,记得留下每人150,000RP的机场建设费7. 汇率兑换“NO COMMISSION” 不收手续费8. 切记,汇率太高的小店绝对是有问的,通常在外头挂的兑换牌价非常高(甚至高于银行),这种小店通常坐落在一条弄堂,并不是所有的这样的小店都在弄堂深处,有很多都在弄堂口,这样的“黑店”在Kuta比较多,所以大家千万要小心。说了这么多,其实出门在外,小心就行,当地整体治安还是可以的,不用担心太多。([
五千米春夏秋冬,二十天风花雪月。——2012年,安娜普尔娜大环线徒步暨尼泊尔旅行漫记NEPAl Annapurna Circuit TREK(ACT),Once is Not Enough!应该说,我是一个懒人。自从尼泊尔旅行归来,已经好几个月了。当时一起出行的同伴在8264发的帖子也早已结束,而我的游记却一拖再拖,一直未见踪影。这也难怪,回国后的最初一段时间,我的脑子几乎一片空白,好像得了失忆症。然后慢慢的恢复了记忆,才开始动笔。繁忙而无聊的工作也开始日复一日,我只能每天晚上抽点空写上一小段。本来想也就是做个简单的旅行记录,可不曾想,边写边回忆起越来越多的内容,包括细节,包括经历,包括心情,于是,游记越写越多,于是,我决定尝试着把所有的内容都写进去。就这样,一部长长的游记渐渐出炉了。天呐!我可从没写过这么长的文章啊!我都不相信怎么能写这么多?也许这次行程对我来说实在是太过丰富,有太多感想太多思考,我都不忍舍弃。我不知道有多少人能耐着性子把它看完,其实到发帖的这一天,我的游记还没最终写完。下面就把游记陆续上传,也算是对这次行程的一次交代。 五千米春夏秋冬,二十天风花雪月。——2012年,安娜普尔娜大环线徒步暨尼泊尔旅行漫记Nepal Annapurna Circuit Trek(ACT),Once is Not Enough!Annapurna Circuit(ACT)安娜普尔娜大环线是世界级的徒步线路,在世界十大经典徒步线路中排名第一位。为了完成这次出国旅行的大长线,前期的各项工作可不是一个小工程。要算起来,在去年10月份完成川西游之后,就基本上开始在酝酿和筹划2012年的长线计划了。年底,最终决定今年去尼泊尔,主要目的就是去走安娜普尔娜大环线。这也是我第一次出国旅行,为了顺利完成此次行程,我做了大量的前期工作,参考了很多前人攻略,搜集了各类大环相关资料,包括:气候、温度、海拔、路程、班车、向导和背夫,以及尼泊尔饮食、文化、宗教等诸多方面,另外还有护照、证、汇率、陆路和航班等相关信息。经过反复斟酌比较,今年年初最终确定选择来回直飞的方式。接下来的半年多里,一步步开始了各项准备工作。4月初办好了护照,4月底买到了4飞联程打折机票,8月办好了30天证,其他的日子里一方面添置和补充户外装备,一方面不断完善行程计划。7月份,偶然机会在网上看到尼泊尔“格桑情缘”家庭旅馆,加入QQ群了解尼泊尔相关信息,又偶然在网上看到郑州的青石在约伴去大环,与之联系后惊奇发现我们竟然是同一航班,真是有缘。青石建立QQ群,同行队伍逐渐壮大,群里每天都在反复论证行程计划、确定人员名单、商讨出行方式,真是热闹非凡。9月初,购买出境游保险、单位请年休假,队伍名单也最终确认,万事俱备,就等待着出发的日子了!2012年9月20日上午,我踏上了去尼泊尔的行程。2012年10月13日中午,安全返回阜阳,尼泊尔之旅结束,来回共计24天。★选择直飞,一来是为了节省时间,因为如果先坐火车或飞机到拉萨,然后再坐班车或租车到樟木口岸,再包车去加德满都,马不停蹄至少也要4天,来回就要8-9天,太浪费时间太疲劳。二来,直飞花费并没有想象中的高,我们4月份买到的合肥-昆明-加德满都往返4飞联程机票总价才3千4百多块钱,而且是包含所有税费的,超级便宜吧!算算和走陆路差不多了。先把尼泊尔之旅的总行程表公布一下。尼泊尔之旅总日程表:D1:9月20日 阜阳-合肥-昆明D2:9月21日 昆明-加德满都(入住Thamel泰米尔区格桑情缘旅馆)D3:9月22日 加德满都-BesisaharD4:9月23日 Besisahar-Syange-JagatD5:9月24日 Jagat-Tal-BagarchhapD6:9月25日 Bagarchhap-Thanchowk-CHAMED7:9月26日 CHAME-Dhikur Pokhari-Up PisangD8:9月27日 Up Pisang-Ngawal-MANANGD9:9月28日 MANANG-Gunsang-Yak KharkaD10:9月29日 Yak Kharka-Thorung PhediD11:9月30日 Thorung Phedi-High Camp-Thorung La Pass-MuktinathD12:10月1日 Muktinath-JOMSOM-MarphaD13:10月2日 Marpha-Tukche-GhasaD14:10月3日 Ghasa-TatopaniD15:10月4日 Tatopani-Beni-Pokhara(博卡拉)D16:10月5日 Pokhara(博卡拉)-Lumbini(蓝毗尼)D17:10月6日 Lumbini(蓝毗尼)D18:10月7日 Lumbini(蓝毗尼)-加德满都(格桑情缘旅馆)D19:10月8日 Swayambhunath寺(斯瓦扬布纳特寺,俗称猴庙)-加德满都杜巴广场D20:10月9日 Bodhnath大佛塔(博达哈大佛塔)- Pashupatinath(帕斯帕提那寺,俗称烧尸庙)D21:10月10日 Bhaktapur(巴克塔普尔,即巴德岗)D22:10月11日 格桑情缘旅馆发呆-Thamel(泰米尔区)闲逛购物-聚餐D23:10月12日 加德满都-昆明-合肥D24:10月13日 合肥-阜阳总行程大致分为三部分:一、安娜普尔娜大环线徒步(D3-D15)。D3:9月22日 加德满都-BesisaharD4:9月23日 Besisahar-Syange-JagatD5:9月24日 Jagat-Tal-BagarchhapD6:9月25日 Bagarchhap-Thanchowk-CHAMED7:9月26日 CHAME-Dhikur Pokhari-Up PisangD8:9月27日 Up Pisang-Ngawal-MANANGD9:9月28日 MANANG-Gunsang-Yak KharkaD10:9月29日 Yak Kharka-Thorung PhediD11:9月30日 Thorung Phedi-High Camp-Thorung La Pass-MuktinathD12:10月1日 Muktinath-JOMSOM-MarphaD13:10月2日 Marpha-Tukche-GhasaD14:10月3日 Ghasa-TatopaniD15:10月4日 Tatopani-Beni-Pokhara(博卡拉) 二、前往释迦牟尼诞生地蓝毗尼的朝圣之旅(D16-D18)。D16:10月5日 Pokhara(博卡拉)-Lumbini(蓝毗尼)D17:10月6日 Lumbini(蓝毗尼)D18:10月7日 Lumbini(蓝毗尼)-加德满都(格桑情缘旅馆) 三、世界文化遗产之旅(D19-D21)。D19:10月8日 Swayambhunath寺(斯瓦扬布纳特寺,俗称猴庙)-加德满都杜巴广场D20:10月9日 Bodhnath大佛塔(博达哈大佛塔)- Pashupatinath(帕斯帕提那寺,俗称烧尸庙)D21:10月10日 Bhaktapur(巴克塔普尔,即巴德岗) 回国后很长一段时间,我的脑子都是一片空白,人也傻乎乎的,特别懒散。逼着自己一边对着照片一边对着地图,面对那些稀奇古怪的英文地名,努力回忆那一个个曾走过的地方,终于完成了这份行程表。大约半个月后,记忆才开始一段段的恢复,梦中还一直出现徒步大环的场景。 ★尼泊尔被誉为“徒步者的天堂”,有着世界上最多、最好、最美、最完善的徒步路线,其中最负盛名的便是环Annapurna地区线路及珠峰地区线路。 Annapurna地区位于尼泊尔北部,喜马拉雅山中段。Annapurna山脉高峰林立,海拔7000米以上的雪峰共有7座主峰,其中主峰Annapurna I峰海拔8091米,在世界超过8000米的高峰中排名第十位。这里主要有三条徒步路线:Jomsom、Annapurna Sanctuary(ABC)和Annapurna circuit(ACT大环线)。而大环线无疑是其中最美的一条!其海拔从700多米一步步上升到海拔5416米的Thorong la pass(陀龙垭口),再一步步下降到820米的Pokhara(博卡拉),垂直高度的变化带来了绝美的风景体验。 按照官方的准走法,Annapurna Circuit Trek(ACT) 安娜普尔娜大环线徒步一共要21天,其中包括在MANANG和JOMSOM各休整一天,所以实际是18-19天,很多老外采取这种走法,还有的甚至长至一个月时间。按准行程去走大环,每天徒步的时间不长,走的路也不多,让你有更多的时间去享受徒步过程中的美景和心情,那是相当浪漫和惬意的。 我们因没那么多时间,就采用了比较快速的走法,前后总共用了13天(9月22日-10月4日)完成了Annapurna大环线的徒步,具体情况将在后面的游记中详细叙述。其实对于在国内常常活动的驴友来说,两周走完全程一点都没问。 大环线以Thorong la pass(陀龙垭口)为界分为东线和西线两大段,在东线的上升过程中,你会看到森林、草甸、田园、村落、瀑布、雪山;在翻过垭口之后,你会立即感受到西线与东线风景的差异之大:荒凉的河谷和裸露的山体,恐怖的狂风和肆虐的沙尘暴,而荒凉河谷边那世外桃源般的美丽藏寨和苹果庄园,也一定给你带来一种梦幻般的惊喜。 这就是Annapurna大环,无论自然还是人文,都成为途中不断变化的风景。 上下近五千米的海拔落差,让你体验一次春夏秋冬的变换; 前后共十三天的一路跋涉,让你经历一回风花雪月的旅程。 这绝对是一次能让你终生难忘的旅行。 走完这条世界级经典徒步线路之后,我最大的感触就是:如果有机会,我一定还会再去的! 下面就让我的游记带大家走一次吧! D1:9月20日 阜阳-合肥-昆明 9月20日上午,我和老刘乘坐1003的K60/61次火车离开阜阳,发哥、老丁、笑、小尹、老刘夫人一行到车站给我们送行。火车晚点,13点多才到合肥。老同学小魏和另一位旅行同伴老朱开车接站,抵老朱家后去吃午饭,16点小魏驱车把我们三人送至机场,18:40乘坐东航MU5591次航班飞昆明,2200,抵达昆明长水国际机场。 昆明长水国际机场是今年六月份刚刚启用的新机场,设施完备,气派豪华,可与浦东国际机场媲美。机场超大,仅登机口就有七十多个!我们下了飞机走到取行李处就差不多了走了十分钟。由于是新机场,周边配套基础设施都没搞起来,距离市区也很远,第二天一大早还要提前两小时过安检,算算剩不下几个小时了,于是决定就在机场凑合一夜。夜里睡在机场的长条凳上倒也不错,不过由于我的大意,夜里可能受了凉,又拉肚子又感冒,折腾了一夜,真是出师不利啊!老朱倒是干脆把睡袋拿出来用,睡了一个好觉。 D2:9月21日 昆明-加德满都 终于囫囵熬过一夜,一大早,我们第一批换了登机牌,为了能在飞机上看到喜马拉雅雪山,特地让值机人员给了三个靠右窗的座位。稍后,与网络约伴大环同行者青石等一行四人汇合,他们是前一天上午到的昆明,当晚住到市区去了,我们将乘坐同一航班前往加都。 老刘的登机序号是001号,座位是35L,谁知上了飞机才发现,前后排都有窗户,我和老朱的36L、37L都是窗户,偏偏老刘的35L右侧没窗户!哈哈,当时老刘郁闷啊!在此也提醒朋友们乘坐的如果是空客320机型,换登机牌时千万不要选35L!安检时间到了,昆明机场的安检人员不是海关人员,而全部是边防武警,检查也特别严格,同行好几人都被要求脱鞋检查。由于受到航空管制,正点955起飞的东航MU757次航班晚点半小时起飞,由昆明直飞加德满都。在抵达加都前半小时左右,看到了在天际间一字排开的喜马拉雅雪山群峰在阳光下熠熠生辉蔚为壮观。 由于昆明的维度比加德满都低,航线大致是从东南向西北飞的,不像成都、拉萨飞加都的航线是直接从喜马拉雅山脉上跨越,因此距离喜马拉雅雪山比较远,但依然可以清晰的识辨出珠峰。北上的印度洋暖流受到高大的喜马拉雅山脉阻隔,都聚集到山脉之南,因此尼泊尔只有旱季雨季之分。我们抵达的时间正值尼泊尔雨季的末尾,云层仍然很厚,一大团一大团的云朵静止般悬浮在加都上空,有的像棉花糖,有的像羊群,有的像一个孤岛,看上去别有一番味道。飞机在空中盘旋了数圈之后开始降落了,我们于尼泊尔时间11点左右(尼泊尔与中国时差2小时15分钟)安全抵达加德满都特里布万国际机场。 刚下飞机就感受到了强烈的阳光和闷热潮湿的空气,如果不是事先就知道的话,你简直不相信不远处那幢低矮老旧的三层红砖楼房就是赫赫有名的加德满都特里布万国际机场大楼!与昆明机场相比简直就是天壤之别,因为它看上去很像国内七、八十年代的那种老式厂房或仓库,现在国内的大多数汽车站都要比它强的多!尼泊尔还是穷啊! 随着人流来到装潢简陋,设施陈旧的入境大厅,工作人员穿着便装坐在普通的椅子上办公,好像没见到有电脑,真是寒酸啊!大厅里人来人往乱哄哄的,好多人忙着去填入境卡,我们的入境卡在飞机上已经填过了,就直接去排队入境。入境的乘客大致分成三队,一队好像是尼国或印度人,一队大多是老外,人家的护照是可以免或落地的,而我们这一队是需要验证的。按照官方的规定,中国游客去尼泊尔可以办理落地,但如果你没有证的话,中国海关是不会让你出关的,因此,这种所谓的落地待遇形同虚设,你还是必须要先办好证才行,除非你是从第三国入境,而不是直接从国内出境。真是不出国不知道中国人在国际上的待遇有多低!偏偏老刘的35L不靠窗晕,第一次在8264发帖,怎么还要审核?每帖只能发三张图片,不习惯啊。D2:9月21日 昆明-加德满都 终于囫囵熬过一夜,一大早,我们第一批换了登机牌,为了能在飞机上看到喜马拉雅雪山,特地让值机人员给了三个靠右窗的座位。稍后,与网络约伴大环同行者青石等一行四人汇合,他们是前一天上午到的昆明,当晚住到市区去了,我们将乘坐同一航班前往加都。 老刘的登机序号是001号,座位是35L,谁知上了飞机才发现,前后排都有窗户,我和老朱的36L、37L都是窗户,偏偏老刘的35L右侧没窗户!哈哈,当时老刘郁闷啊!在此也提醒朋友们乘坐的如果是空客320机型,换登机牌时千万不要选35L!安检时间到了,昆明机场的安检人员不是海关人员,而全部是边防武警,检查也特别严格,同行好几人都被要求脱鞋检查。由于受到航空管制,正点955起飞的东航MU757次航班晚点半小时起飞,由昆明直飞加德满都。在抵达加都前半小时左右,看到了在天际间一字排开的喜马拉雅雪山群峰在阳光下熠熠生辉蔚为壮观。 由于昆明的维度比加德满都低,航线大致是从东南向西北飞的,不像成都、拉萨飞加都的航线是直接从喜马拉雅山脉上跨越,因此距离喜马拉雅雪山比较远,但依然可以清晰的识辨出珠峰。北上的印度洋暖流受到高大的喜马拉雅山脉阻隔,都聚集到山脉之南,因此尼泊尔只有旱季雨季之分。我们抵达的时间正值尼泊尔雨季的末尾,云层仍然很厚,一大团一大团的云朵静止般悬浮在加都上空,有的像棉花糖,有的像羊群,有的像一个孤岛,看上去别有一番味道。飞机在空中盘旋了数圈之后开始降落了,我们于尼泊尔时间11点左右(尼泊尔与中国时差2小时15分钟)安全抵达加德满都特里布万国际机场。 刚下飞机就感受到了强烈的阳光和闷热潮湿的空气,如果不是事先就知道的话,你简直不相信不远处那幢低矮老旧的三层红砖楼房就是赫赫有名的加德满都特里布万国际机场大楼!与昆明机场相比简直就是天壤之别,因为它看上去很像国内七、八十年代的那种老式厂房或仓库,现在国内的大多数汽车站都要比它强的多!尼泊尔还是穷啊! 随着人流来到装潢简陋,设施陈旧的入境大厅,工作人员穿着便装坐在普通的椅子上办公,好像没见到有电脑,真是寒酸啊!大厅里人来人往乱哄哄的,好多人忙着去填入境卡,我们的入境卡在飞机上已经填过了,就直接去排队入境。入境的乘客大致分成三队,一队好像是尼国或印度人,一队大多是老外,人家的护照是可以免或落地的,而我们这一队是需要验证的。按照官方的规定,中国游客去尼泊尔可以办理落地,但如果你没有证的话,中国海关是不会让你出关的,因此,这种所谓的落地待遇形同虚设,你还是必须要先办好证才行,除非你是从第三国入境,而不是直接从国内出境。真是不出国不知道中国人在国际上的待遇有多低! 远眺喜马拉雅远处的喜马拉雅山脉,最高的那座就是珠峰加都上空的云朵开始降落进入入境大厅低矮老旧的机场大楼简陋的大厅工作人员的工作条件很原始让我们再来看看乘坐从成都-拉萨-加德满都航班的队友拍摄的珠峰吧,离得可真近啊,直接跨越喜马拉雅山脉。 坐车直奔事前联系好的“格桑情缘”家庭旅馆。市区街道上几乎没见到有红绿灯,汽车、摩托车、三轮车、自行车、行人混乱不堪地拥挤在一起,毫无规章制度可言,不时见到那些警察吹着哨子手忙脚乱得来回奔走着指挥,却不见有什么效果。一路上无论大街小巷都是尘土飞扬,大多人都带着口罩,路边小商小贩、各色人等熙熙攘攘、嘈杂喧闹,如果把店铺招牌文字换成中文的话,简直就是回到了国内的乡镇集市。呵呵,这就是尼泊尔的首都。 中巴好像穿过了无数个大街小巷似的,终于来到了位于Thamel(泰米尔区)的“格桑情缘”家庭旅馆,老板Angel在巷口等我们。放下行李顾不上吃饭,就立马由走陆路提前到达的队员浮云带路,打车去尼泊尔旅游局办理ACAP(进山许可证)和TIMS(徒步游客信息管理系统)。尼泊尔旅游局也是一幢不大的红砖小楼,庭院倒还整洁干净,我们一到地方就领了申请表开始填写那一大堆英文项目。很多老外也在认真的填写,有坐着的、站着的、趴着的,有对照地图的,对照护照的,还有对照打印好的攻略的,只见操着各种语言,各种肤色的人拥挤在申请大厅里七嘴八舌的相互询问,可真热闹。经过又一番忙乱之后,终于办好了两个重要的证件,然后再次打车穿过混乱的城区返回Thamel(泰米尔区)寻找合适的商铺换钱。 我们最终在一家旅行社以1:14.15汇率每人换了4000元人民币。老朱又去买了一张当地Ncell(尼泊尔移动)电话卡供我们仨公用。回到房间躺到床上,身体像散了架似的,午饭没吃就紧张奔波了一下午,好在各项必须办理的前期工作总算顺利完成,终于可以休息一下了。 徒步大环的队员陆续到齐,晚上,大家一同前往“重庆味饭店”开碰面会和聚餐,会上确定了团队的会计、出纳,以及最后确定行程等诸多事宜,队长青石特别重申了徒步行程中的基本纪律和原则等重点事项。这是到尼泊尔后的第一顿饭,也是第一顿中国餐,之后一直到10月4日环线结束后到了博卡拉才再一次吃到中餐。 在加都的第一夜,我睡得一点都不好,一是附近一个酒吧音乐震天响到半夜,二是我在昆明机场冻得感冒此时变得更重了。加都街景一瞥加都旅游管理局忙碌的填表★ACAP许可证TIMS许可证可以在加都和博卡拉办理,费用:ACAP许可证2000Rs。TIMS许可证分为个人和团队两种:个人许可证20美元,团队许可证只需10美元,但必须由有资质的旅游公司代办,均可折算成Rs支付。尼泊尔是周六公休,尼泊尔人工作效率低和态度懒散是出了名的,一般下午4点多就下班了,我们是周五到的,所以才赶那么急去办理,不然只能等到周日才能办证,白白浪费两天时间。★格桑情缘家庭旅馆是来自中国的Angel(天使)开办的,位于Thamel(泰米尔区)西侧People'sCampus对面的巷子里,一栋单独的四层小楼,房间100卢比-300卢比一晚,非常适合穷游的驴友!老板Angel人非常好,从她那可以了解到很多信息,极力推荐去格桑情缘住宿。地址是:People's Campus,Paknajol,Thamel,Kathmandu。联系方式 +977 9813687531(尼泊尔电话),国内电话13100515703(只接收短信),QQ:875547952(请注明原因),链接:https//tieba.baidu.com/p/1691430816?pn=1路经大名鼎鼎的凤凰宾馆晚上聚餐碰头会 ★格桑情缘家庭旅馆客栈里的花客栈庭院客栈走廊楼梯 ★格桑情缘家庭旅馆 一、安娜普尔娜大环线徒步之旅(D3-D15) D3:9月22日 加德满都(1300m)-Besisahar(760m)乘车7小时,150公里,海拔下降540m。 早晨630,15人的大部队乘坐由格桑情缘家庭旅馆老板Angel联系好的丰田海狮中巴离开“格桑情缘”,按照计划,今天要赶到大环徒步的起点Besisahar(比斯萨哈尔)。 一路上没什么风景可看,整个加都都没什么高楼,大多是低矮破旧的老房子,毫无统一规划可言。沿途那些大大小小的车辆倒成了一道风景,它们都被涂抹得花里胡哨的,还悬挂着五彩的吊坠和彩带,让我想起了印度电影《大篷车》,这也许是尼泊尔人彰显个性的一种表现方式吧。从昨天至今,我发现尼泊尔的汽车无论客车还是货车大多是印度产的“TATA”牌,而小车则基本上都是日韩小排量汽车,尤其是奥拓居多。很不明白既然中尼关系那么好,为啥不把咱国产汽车卖给这个穷邻居呢?像奇瑞、吉利、长安、比亚迪之类应该很有市场的。还有一点,我发现尼泊尔的车牌无论大小、材质、字体、颜色都不一样,原来他们根本就没有统一发放的车牌,估计也就是给你一个号码,然后自行写好挂上就行了,这种管理真是粗放。汽车一路上被警察拦住了好几次,司机下去出示手续然后交钱放行,估计相当于咱们当年要交的所谓养路费吧。 毫不例外,路上还碰到了几次堵车。没办法,尼泊尔公路状况实在太差了,不过尼泊尔的司机们都很淡定,悠哉游哉的一点都不急躁,看来他们对堵车早已司空见惯,话说回来,急也没用,“尼泊尔速度”可是体现在方方面面的,我们就当是提前适应一下吧。 沿途经过了一个景区,那里还建有一条登山缆车,后来才知道那是尼泊尔全国唯一的一条登山缆车,是通往廓尔喀王国遗址的。那里民风彪悍,当年的廓尔喀雇佣兵可是赫赫有名的哦。世界名刀——廓尔喀弯刀也出产自那里,不过据说目前掌握传统制刀绝技的只剩下四个老人和他们的徒弟了,要想拥有一把真正的廓尔喀弯刀,你必须亲自去找他们预订然后再等上3个月才有可能拿到,因此那些加都商店里售卖的所谓廓尔喀弯刀你就别去买了,清一色假货,好像还是咱义乌制造的。行李装车准备出发前往Besisahar清晨的加都,整个城市还没醒来。途径猴庙大门满街的猴子一点都不怕人。尼泊尔人与动物相处的都很好。中途司机吃饭的餐厅,我们都去考察了一番,价格很便宜。尼泊尔还都使用着这种古老的天平秤。 尼泊尔大篷车 大约经过7个小时的颠簸,终于抵达大环线的起点Besisahar。找客栈入住后,就点了午饭,由于提前做了功课,对等待就餐早有了心理准备。这尼泊尔速度果然够慢,一份简单的咖喱米饭足足等了一个半小时才上来。在等待期间,街道上陆续来了好几车老外,不用问都是来徒步大环的,小镇一下子热闹起来,让我开始领略到世界级徒步线路的非凡魅力。 按照计划,我们实际的徒步起点并非Besisahar而是Syange。队伍今天要住在这里,余下的时间队员们开始通过多种方式去联系寻找背夫以及第二天的包车事宜。 我的感冒状况依然不见缓解,头晕乎乎的,又做了大半天车感到特别疲惫,饭后我就独自去房间休息了。醒来后得知背夫和包车事宜都已联系妥当,真要谢谢那些热心的队友们。漫长的等待。后面一大桌老外也在等餐。等餐期间,陆续来了好几车老外。他们饭后就直接背包开始徒步了。先上来的是“汤”,尼泊尔的汤都是这种浓浓稠稠的。快吃完才想来拍下大环线上的第一顿尼泊尔主餐-咖喱鸡素菜米饭。小小的房间,小小的钥匙,却配了诺大一个钥匙牌。很多客栈都是如此。 晚饭点了炒面和啤酒,老刘想喝面汤,先是跟老板娘比划了半天要煮面条的汤,老板娘似乎明白了,可老刘却眼睁睁的看着老板娘把面条汤给煮没了,然后把面条篦出来后再放到锅里炒。原来尼泊尔人从来不吃汤面,也根本不理解中国人所谓的“原汤化原食”是怎么一回事,他们吃面条都是先用水煮个半熟然后再炒的,如果你点了菜谱里的Noodle Soup(面汤),那其实就是国内的所谓“汤面”,大多是用方便面煮的外加些青菜或番茄酱(非新鲜番茄),而且是浓浓稠稠的。好在这炒面是一份份现做的,难怪要等这么久,于是老刘全程监工老板娘的操作工序,终于抢救下半碗真正的“面汤”,弄得老板娘乐的合不拢口。在此之后的徒步中,关于老刘同志要喝“Noodle Soup面汤”的故事不断上演了好几回,也成了大家开心一笑的小插曲。 晚饭后,附近有几个尼泊尔小伙子弹吉他唱歌,一听就是初学者,老刘走上前去打个招呼,接过吉他大秀了一把,精湛的技艺把他们都震住了!直听得一个小伙子当场跳起舞来。后来他们非要老刘给演奏几首Chinese Songs,于是老刘趁着酒兴一连弹唱了好几首歌,并郑重其事的告诉他们,这是Chinese AnHui FuYang Songs!直到深夜大家才意犹未尽地相互道别,在大环的第一夜,我们已感受到了尼泊尔人的热情好客。晚餐的地方,老刘要面汤的故事就在这里发生。尼泊尔的厨房都像这样的整齐干净,赞!晚饭后老刘大秀吉他的场景,看,满头大汗,很卖力哦。★严格的说,大环线的起点和终点都是Pokhara(博卡拉),正好走了一个完整的环形,全程将近300公里,但Pokhara(博卡拉)和加都都有班车到Besisahar,那里设有大环上第一个TIMS检查站。而最后一个检查站Nayapul也有班车到Pokhara(博卡拉),所以一般都把Besisahar和Nayapul做为大环徒步的起点和终点,实际行程也缩短至将近220公里。考虑到现在从山下通往MANANG(马南)的公路正在施工,低海拔地区的风景相对来说也比较类似和寻常,因此我们才最终把徒步的起点定在了Syange,这样一来也至少节约了一天的时间。★15人从加德满都到Besisahar的丰田海狮中巴包车费用,我们自己商定的价格是15000Rs,格桑情缘老板Angel帮着还到了13000Rs。再次感谢Angel的热心帮助。D4:9月23日 Besisahar(760m)-Syange(1100m)-Jagat(1300m)乘车3小时,22.5公里,徒步1.5小时,3公里,海拔上升540m。 早晨起床后感觉一般,感冒症状持续中,可能是在昆明机场那晚拉肚子伤了元气,整个人还是不在状态,不免有些担心后面的徒步行程,在天台打了一会坐养养神,祈祷自己赶快好起来。青石看到我们仨都在打坐,调侃道:呵!你们仨虽然都信佛,但是各修一派啊。 早餐点了一份煎蛋加果酱面包套餐,果酱真材实料味道很不错,国内的果酱远不能比。尼泊尔的土豆、番茄、黄瓜等都长得小小的丑丑的,青菜看上去也都蔫蔫的还有虫子啃吃过的痕迹,远不如咱天朝的蔬菜那般肥硕鲜嫩,但人家至今都不打农药化肥,家庭里也极少有冰箱这类奢侈电器,因此尼泊尔的蔬菜绝对新鲜,都是纯天然绿色食品,能让你吃到咱们童年时的味道,哪像咱们现在到处都是反季蔬菜,弄得都不知道什么是应季蔬菜了。为了保证食物新鲜,他们都是在你点餐之后才去淘米蒸饭、去洗菜择菜甚至从地里现摘,然后再下厨加工,而且是一份份的现做,难怪一路上从点餐到上桌都要等待1-2个小时那么长时间。套餐里有一个小小的带着虫眼的苹果,要放在国内肯定没人买。当时食欲不佳就没吃,后来就带在身上一直走到Gyaru才吃掉它,毫不夸张的说,那甜美的味道至今让人回味。早餐量少却丰盛大环上第一个TIMS检查站留下自己的第一个名 饭后开始坐在客栈等待班车和背夫。客栈正对面就是大环线上的第一个TIMS检查站,我们闲来无事就先去登记注册。不曾想这第一次登记,队友空心的TIMS证就出了问,原来他为了赶时间,ACAP和TIMS两个证都是从网上托Pokhara(博卡拉)的燕巢旅舍老板娘给办的,因为燕巢旅舍的老板娘是杭州人,和空心是老乡,所以就信任了她,可偏偏就是这个异国老乡给办的证出了问。在登记时才发现空心的TIMS证是蓝色的团体证,而我们的TIMS证都是绿色的个人证,估计团体证必须要由有资质的向导背夫相伴才行,因此空心要么选择接受罚款,要么就在此以双倍价格重新办理一个。考虑到今后一路上都要接受检查,空心无奈地选择了后者,教训啊! 等到第一批9名背夫和包租的班车到齐,已经11点了,队伍拍照留影之后乘车出发。半途接上另一批5名背夫继续前往计划中的正式徒步起点Syange。队员空心办的两个证,上面那个蓝色的是团体证,个人背包客只能办绿色证才有效。切记!整装待发的老外徒步客我们在大环上住宿的第一个房间 我们去的时候还没到徒步大环的旺季,小镇上没什么人。不过很快这里就会车水马龙了。从左至右:空心、老朱、浮云、我、璀璨、小雨、青石、ACAP官员、樱花、小酒、镜子、天蓝、小璐、老刘、毛菇,拍照的是大个。这座吊桥是徒步线路。 尼泊尔山区的班车全部都是改装过的,车身被架的很高,而且都改成了四驱!呵呵,没见过四驱的30座中巴车吧,来尼泊尔你就能见到了,看上去这些改装车样子都怪怪的,可在尼泊尔的山区“公路”上,你还就得靠它们才行,四驱越野过不去的路他们照样能过。从Besisahar到Syange只有区区20多公里,然而这短短的路竟然整整开了3个小时,天呐!那叫什么“公路”啊!几乎没有一点平坦的路段,一路全是大大小小的石头和泥水坑,这还不算什么,不过就是车身颠簸摇晃的厉害点罢了,可怕的是很多路段汽车几乎就是贴着悬崖边在走,有些急转弯处,半个后轮估计都是悬空的!坐在右侧的队友们后来说,他们在途中根本不敢往窗外看,因为你看不到所谓的公路,看到的不是悬崖就是深深的河谷,早知如此还不如下车徒步呢!有些路段坡度很陡,司机改用四驱加大油门车轮还是打滑,你可以清楚的听到车轮与石头剧烈摩擦发出的刺耳声音,当时真担心会爆胎,因为尼泊尔不仅车子破旧,连轮胎也没见过几个新的,大多都是牙齿快要磨没的“光头胎”! 尼泊尔山区的车在行驶中车门都是不关的,驾驶座的门也开着,方便司机随时观察路况。而且每辆车都会有一两个小马仔,他们抓着扶手,身体吊在门口或者车尾的行李架梯子上,一路上也不说话,遇到危险路段时,他们就会用不同的强弱节奏“嘭嘭、嘭嘭”地拍打车厢,以此提醒和告知司机能否通行,只要听到马仔强烈拍打出“嘭”的一声,车子就会立马刹住。司机和马仔用这种约定的特殊信号配合得十分默契,每个危险地段都有惊无险的通过。在这种山路上开车,倒车镜的视野是非常受限制的,为了保证安全这也算是最好的办法了吧。如果前方路段有通不过的大坑时,两个马仔就会立马跳下去搬石头把它们填平。司机神情自若地在恐怖的公路上驾驶着,看吊坠摇晃的幅度就知道路况如何。路经大环上第一个ACAP检查站,箭头所指方向是徒步线路,通往MANANG(马南)认真的工作人员逐人检查登记,态度一丝不苟。 我一直坐在司机旁边,对司机的驾驶技能看得也最为真切,司机是个小伙子,驾驶中沉着冷静不慌不忙,好多危险地段我的心脏简直就要跳出来了,可最终都化险为夷,通过之后小伙子也会长出一口气,看来他也在担心啊!难怪都说尼泊尔盛产世界上最牛的司机,你只有走过之后才会明白原来最牛的司机就是这样炼成的!在这样的山路上驾驶,不牛能行吗?想想他们挣这点钱也真不容易,这是在玩命呢! 这果真是一段惊心动魄的行程,为了保持身体平衡,我双手紧紧抓住车顶的行李架一刻也不敢放松,到下车时双臂都快要麻木了!这种路算是好路了,恐怖的路段没法拍照,去实际体验一次吧。满眼的绿啊一段全是大坑的烂路,好在一辆推土机正在抢修挂在车后的马仔是最牛的!也不怕给颠下来。看看!路边就是深深的河谷这种烂泥路满载没法通过,全队下车步行在尼泊尔坐在班车顶行李架上是司空见惯的场景,真佩服他们的胆量。背夫们在吃饭,正宗尼泊尔餐是用手抓来吃的吃饭的客栈旁边就有一个美丽的瀑布([]
我徘徊,喔,我的上帝啊,在我年轻的时候,我走失了,离你是那么遥远,我自己已变成了一片荒原。 ———奥古斯丁 我一定很疲惫了,也许我走了很长的路。 当我拖着沉重的步伐一路风尘回到久违的家中,我能够深刻地感觉到周围那些曾经一成不变的东西,再次试图向我靠拢,并企图彻底将我包围,那些虚伪、不堪、恶劣、荒唐统统朝我涌来,甚至与我融为一体,以此来证明时间只不过是跟你开了个小小的玩笑。呵,多么可笑,你以为你能改变什么?不,你什么都不能,这一切早在命运之手的安排之中,你不要盘算着去改变什么,你也不可能改变什么。瞧吧,你唯一改变的,只在那一脸的岁月沧桑与面对现实的悲观迷茫。你以为你得到了什么?其实,你失去的更多。 我又回到了原来的生活中,只不过,我老了。 …… 我在想象旅途结束后回到家中的情景,就好像在出发前总爱去想象路上可能发生的一切。我爱这样去想着未来,天马行空、漫无边际,那些思想里的东西,有时似乎比梦中更加真实。我又常想,现在的行为会对未来造成怎样的影响。我尝试着去推理那种结果,那种有着一定关联的结果。 在过去的那些岁月里,我似乎走入了一片荒漠,我饥渴地望着周围,找不到一滴生命的甘泉。那种迷离的无奈,让我无法找到前进的方向,甚至就在这片荒漠中迷失了自己。我渴望摆脱现状,但无法甩掉悲观。当发觉这种状况的危害时,我猛然醒悟,想找回自己,却又越走越远。我思考着生命的意义,试想着一切结果。然而,无论结果如何,我们都要去面对,不是吗?既然要去面对,那就大胆的向前走吧。因为我相信,身上的包袱,定会越走越轻,只要保持着坚定的信念,我们终会放下一切。 出发的前夜,我坐在电脑前,无所事事心情复杂。期待很久的旅行即将开始,除了兴奋,还有惶恐。在这个年纪做出这种荒唐的举动,似乎过于疯狂。然而,事情就是这样发生了,如昆德拉笔下的托马斯,在面对抉择时所说的——非如此不可!是的,于我来说,此次旅行的理由也就是这样的——非如此不可! 月初辞职,明日出发,我要暂时结束30多年浑浑噩噩的生活,走去心中向往已久的地方。长路漫漫,体力已无法同年轻时相比。因此,也不想太强迫自己,若是实在走不下去,或是坐车,或是回家。生活给了我们太大压力,我们不该再给自己加压。立一帖,看自己能走多远。是记录旅程,是分享心路,也是对枯燥乏味的徒步之旅的一个自我调节。希望得到各位的支持,您的支持,将是我最大的动力。 一路基本以露营为主,手机更贴。因此,码字便会成为一种很费力的事,所以一路也基本以图片及少量文字加以备注。背包整理完毕,称重是21公斤,这还没把水计算在内。路途遥远,多一分重量,估计都会是提前结束旅程的直接原因。单反无法携带,图片的质量就无法保证,只能用手机给大家带些粗糙的场景,还请各位见谅。 此次计划能够成行,应感谢我的父母,是他们对我的理解和支持,才让一切都这么顺利。我只想对他们说,爸妈,请原谅我的自私,我要去远行。就像艾芜老人所说,远行充满着诱惑。而对我来说,远行不仅仅是一种诱惑,那是一种释放,更是一种寻觅。 一切的未知,就像今晚的夜空,静谧而深邃、辽阔而邈远。等待着我的,会是什么?对此,我一无所知。 期待与各位交流,若是有缘,我们路上见。 新浪微博:G舞华年 打包完毕,21.5公斤。洗漱包、腰包、两部手机、手机自拍架。3升水袋、1升水壶。RZ口罩,公路徒步必备。一个自己做的旅行记事本,一本便携版圣心,路上的精神粮食。LP护膝、护踝。雪套,防雨防泥。防雨罩、地垫、雨衣、帐篷杆、地钉、变色龙轻量背包。步林油气两用炉头、火枫套锅。凯乐石猎风7加强版冲锋衣。两个冲动宝,一个15000毫安电小二,一个10400毫安的羽博。一些必备的药品。衣服、裤子、袜子天石各拉丹东睡袋。一把园艺铲,从朋友车上拿的,可以挖帐篷排水沟,方便的时候挖个小坑。前方东林寺,我的第一站!来自Android客户端前方东林寺,我的第一站!来自Android客户端山路崎岖不平,心有畅通大道。来自Android客户端原本两个小时不到的路程,因为背负太大,走了近三个小时。翻过东林大峡谷,我从庐山到达东林寺。 我在https//weibo.com/huwai8264?/8s23hZi来自Android客户端走上乡道来自Android客户端这是一条未建成的公路,插过去可以少走很多路来自Android客户端抄近路,结果被高速路拦住,路遇一小伙好心指路,翻过一坐山到了一个鱼塘边。休息一下,看人钓鱼。 来自Android客户端九江八里湖来自Android客户端八里湖来自Android客户端看到这个,一种莫名的孤独感从心里涌出。 来自Android客户端过了这座桥,到达长江二桥。来自Android客户端以前问路,告知九江长江二桥允许行人不行,到了收费口,才知道是高速桥。往回走有五公里都是环湖路,中午抄近路爬山又把脚崴了,站在高速路口进退两难,遇一卡车司机,愿意把我带过江。上车一聊,也是户外爱好者,天下驴友是一家,感谢九江部落户外的胖子小七! 我已现在湖北省黄梅县105国道上。来自Android客户端过九江长江二桥,我踏上了湖北省黄梅县的土地。走了一段后坐在路边一栋楼房门口歇息,门口一个姑娘在洗衣服,得知我要远行,便问我要不要开水,谢过她的好意后,我便继续向前走。这是县城的郊区,路边除了家具店、小超市、小饭店外,基本都是民房。问了遇上的人,附近几公里都没有旅馆。天气预报说今夜有阵雨,扎营就更加困难,不禁着急起来。再往前走,连小饭店都见不着了,除了民房,就是洗车修理铺。天逐渐暗下,没有吃的,找不到地方落脚,我开始沮丧起来。继续走,脚底板的水泡疼的不能着地,浑身上下都开始闹起意见。再走下去也不是办法,于是决定拦车去5公里外的集市,也许那里可以解决我的温饱问,泡个脚冲个澡,洗去一身的疲乏。??????? 20分钟后,我坐上一辆电动小三轮。车主王大哥在我招手时并未停下,只是回头看了一眼。车开出去大约200米处调头,来到我身旁停下,问我刚才是不是叫他,我说想去前面的旅馆,不知能不能搭一段。王大哥表示没有问,并告知前面可能没有旅馆。果然在集市上转了一圈,没有发现一家可以提供住宿的地方。王大哥说50公里外的市镇挺大,那边一定有旅馆,但天已完全黑下,路上很难搭到车了,而他的电瓶三轮跑不了那么远了,提议让我去他家住,只是条件有些简陋,希望我不要嫌弃。面对如此热情的人,我已不好再拒绝,加上人确实疲惫不堪,只得跟着王大哥回家。车在夜晚乡间的小路上颠簸了半个小时,来到一间两层楼前,外墙是红砖,内墙同样如此,这是一间毛坯房,昏暗的灯光印着四面墙,四张长凳一张桌子,基本没有什么其它,更别说什么家电设备了。王大哥很穷,自己在外面打零工。离了婚,小儿子跟了前妻,大儿子跟着他过,但书读不好,去了广州打工。父母年事已高,母亲有健忘症,还带着王大哥4岁的侄子。我拿出一块德芙给他,小家伙高兴的不得了。晚饭也在他家吃,炒了个鸡蛋和青菜,还有自家做的腐乳。饭后已是八点半,他知道我一天疲劳,烧了开水给我泡脚,让我早些休息。这一切都使我感动的不知如何是好,只觉得今天的运气真好,能够遇上许多好人。躺在睡袋里,想着今天遇到的一切,向我竖起大拇指的骑行大姐,给我指路的小伙,湖边聊天的大学生,路边给我喊加油祝我好运的小青年,把我当做讨饭的又为我加满一水袋甘甜泉水的大娘,搭我过江的老旅游胖子小七,要为我烧水的姑娘,还有这位好心留宿的王大哥,种种感动都让我深信现在的自己是个幸福的人。萨特说他人是地狱,他可明白他人也是天堂!来自Android客户端昨晚睡觉的地方。来自Android客户端王大哥的车。一番嘱咐后,与大哥分别,沿着105国道继续前进。 来自Android客户端原本打算在黄梅县城休整一天,中午在阿庆嫂宾馆订了房,满脚的水泡实在无法继续前进,有了购自行车骑行的想法。百度只找到一家车行,不太理想。回到旅馆,老板娘的儿子说知道别的车行,并提议我可以骑车去五走寺看看,并骑车带我去了两家车行,仍不理想,于是决定退房去武汉再做打算。感谢小伙子的热心帮助,祝阿庆嫂宾馆生意兴隆!来自Android客户端一个兄弟打来电话,让我把银行卡号告诉他,他要汇钱给我,为我买辆自行车。我说我要继续向前走,他的好意只能心领。他责怪我出行前默不作声,我说我不想惊动太多的人。 有些感情就像树根一样,你看不见,但就在那里,风吹树叶的时候,谁又知道根也会动呢,这就是兄弟。今日徒步10公里,上午有一个多小时的时间,基本是坐在满是灰尘的国道旁,盯着往来的车流发呆。脚上的水泡、肩膀腿部的酸痛拖慢了前行的步伐。昨晚几乎一夜未眠,这使我产生出骑行的念头,于是坐车来到武昌。找了家便宜的旅馆安顿下来,想听听群里朋友的建议。之后去了快递公司,把一些不太重要的装备及衣物寄回去,减轻负重7斤。背包再上肩时,顿感轻松,信心倍增。晚饭热干面,肚饱后冲个热水澡,心情大好,身上的酸痛似也缓解。轻装上阵,明日继续。来自Android客户端清晨的武汉下起了小雨,我在路上,继续前行。 来自Android客户端走到接近隧道的地方,被告知隧道不准行人同行,无奈只得往回走,从长江大桥过江。 来自Android客户端就快到长江大桥了,休息一下。来自Android客户端坐渡船过江,我在汉口。来自Android客户端吃饱了,坐在路边休息,来点音乐放松一下,打开手机却响起了这首歌!你说你为何要如此伤感! 来自Android客户端晚饭青椒肉丝盖浇饭、香菇乌鸡汤、啤酒一瓶。 来自Android客户
Northern Wilderness, Solo Traverse of the Great Chang TangMr YANG Liusong, a Chinese who just finished the first solo traverse over Chang Tang by cycling from west to east in recorded human history, shared his stunning Expedition with all of us through the forum 8264 https//bbs.8264.com/thread-512349-1-1.html . In order to share his legendary journey with those who cannot read Chinese, I translate his story to English here, which has been approved by Mr YANG Liusong. Hope you guys enjoy it.为了让杨同学的传奇能让全世界的驴友分享,俺决定把杨同学的帖子翻译成英文。为了避免麻烦,俺先来个免责声明:1。杨同学不认识俺,也没有授权俺,如果他说不要翻译了那俺就随时终止;2。俺没有商业目的,译版版权归杨同学,俺啥也不要,也不承担法律责任;3。没有杨同学授权,不敢擅自发在国外网站,发在原帖处,荣誉归8264;4。俺英语水平有限,欢迎指正,欢迎转贴。 Northern Wilderness, Solo Traverse of the Great Chang TangBy Yang LiusongIt has been three months since I traversed the unpopulated region in the Great Chang Tang. There are many like-minded asking me about it. I now present this thread to briefly tell everybody about my journey.The starting point of this traverse was from the highest peak of the western part of the Tibetan plateau, Jieshan Daban, and the day was April 20, 2010.I was heading eastward passing Bungdag Co, Yanghu Co, Rola Co, and Kangzhagri Mountain, which crossed over the desolate region from west to east. The journey continued northward to enter the unpopulated area of Altun Mountains, through Hoh Xil Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Whale lake, ..., finally met some people by the Aqqikkol Hu and then arrived in Huatugou by vehicle three days later and that day was July 5. It had been 77 days in total. I had been all alone 74 days after leaving Jieshan Daban until arriving inAqqikkol Hu, which was about 1400km and about four months.[The Great Chang Tang] In Tibetan, "Chang Tang" means northern empty wilderness while narrowly, means unpopulated region in northern part of Tibet. However, it actually indiCATes all of the no man's land in northern. The great Chang Tang includes desolate places in Northern Tibet, Hoh Xil, Alun Mountains, and Kunlun Mountains, which are interconnected to form the unique and super empty wilderness in the world. Only because Hoh Xil is the most known name, most people just think this vast land is equivalent to Hoh Xil. In reality, Hoh Xil is only a small piece of the Great Chang Tang both administratively and geologically. The Great Chang Tang, the last land to chase your freedom and dream.The route that I traversed ForeplayI arrived in Tibet in the early March, a couple of troubles bothered me. The brand new plug got its positive and negative wrongly connected; the rivets of my rucksack eASIly got broken from now and again; and a multi-functional charger got damaged and so on. Riding my bike to Ngari for warming up of this journey, lost my rucksack but later got it back; lost my camera bag and got it back later again, and finally lost a big bicycle pannier in the street of Gyangze town under the eyes of police, including clothes, solar panel and so on.Without much choice, I returned to Lhasa to adjust all the stuff I would need in the wilderness. Then I begged some luck by going to Nyingchi to enjoy the blossoms of peach trees and to take a hot spring bath. I even had the privilege to enjoy time with ten girls in the hot spring. I felt my bad luck had all gone and then returned to Lhasa again to prepare going to Ngari. I did not expect that I was cheated on by some hustler and lost some money and delayed my schedule for a week. I had to find a car myself quickly to Nagri. However, I lost the tool for fast-parting my rear wheel on my way to Nagri, where was a remote area in Tibet and nowhere to buy the tool. Even if there was one in Lhasa it would take at least ten days for a special delivery service. I was lucky that my mate Duola asked a driver to bring the tool for me from Lhasa. I thought there should be no more nightmare like this but the nozzle of my brand new multi-fuel stove was broken. The next day I tried everywhere to weld them back together. The first three shops could not do the welding for copper. The fourth one said they could do it but could not guarantee a sUCCess. The engineer said it would be ten Chinese yuans if it was a success. I agreed. Just in seconds, my nozzle became crap in a flash of lightening. I was so upset. Again, Duola helped me by bringing her own MSR oil stove and Dingding's sleeping bag to Nagri. That was already April 16 and I did not have much time to waste. The following day I found a vehicle heading to Jieshan Daban.The sand storm over Yarlung Zangbo RiverA lonely peach tree blossoming in Yarlung Zangbo Grand CanyonNatural hot spring in wild, me singing and drinking (photo by a friend of mine) Day 1(April 20), 16km, Camping 5192mIt was a truck with a full load of iron wastes, arriving in Jieshan Daban at 6'o clock in the morning. It was still night and extremely cold and dark. Driver was not bothered to pop his head out of the driving cab. I climbed up on the top of the iron wastes, taking my bicycle down. In a hurry, I punched my old water bag. Fortunately I had another MSR water bag given by a friend of mine otherwise I would definitely fail without even starting my journey. For the first time for me to set up the brand new tent in strong, cold winds. It would be impossible to do so if the tent was not a whole piece. Extremely cold outside, about -15C, might be lower than that, I put my head into the sleeping bag but was nearly suffocated to death, honestly. The smell of Dingding's sleeping bag was, lol, so extraordinary. I woke up around 11 o'clock. There were still strong winds outside so that I had to use my bodyweight to keep the tent in place. At the time when I just started to cook and eat, four patrolling soldiers approached me. To their surprise someone, in this season, camped in Jieshan Daban. I was so nervous and afraid they were the people to block my journey because I was caught and deported from the desolate land last year. Luckily the four soldiers did not know my destination and were very kind to me. After they left, I immediately packed my stuff and pushed my bike into the depths of the unpopulated area just in case anything unexpected happened.The bike was very heavy due to the provisions and hard to control. There was even a quite small hill that I had to remove my bike panniers to get over it. This really struck me because this happened even the path was still the hardship one at the moment and I could not imagine what I would do once I entered the uncertain, endless wilderness. Until now I had not met anyone, even the nomadic pastoralists. I remembered there were quite a few of them roaming at the edge of the northern Tibetan plateau last year. All of these indicated it was not the good pasture season in such low temperature and strong winds. Around 16km there was a sheep cote, where I passed it last year, east of Lungmu Co. I was exhausted at this point so that I decided to camp in here and to rest my head. After arranging tent everything I went out to look for the wetland discovered by Duola and Liumeng last year. I was determined to find it.There were many hot springs in the wetland which were underground water with a constant temperature. The wetland therefore became an ideal habitat for some fishes and weeds under such harsh weather, which was the very unique land feature of terrain in this over 5200m highland.Perpetual snow in the valley blown to corn shape by strong windsThis wetland was discovered by Duola and Liumeng. The workers at a nearby mine did not know it and I too missed it last yearUnderground water with a constant temperature, an ideal habitat for some fishes and weeds under such icy weather 感谢大伙儿支持和加分,不一一回复了。特别感谢多啦,希望能有机会一起喝酒吃肉。 Day 2 (April 21), 0km, Camping5192mBlustering gale all night, up and down like ocean waves. The next day rather than continuing to travel, I stayed inside the sheep cote, hesitating and pondering over. Indeed, there were so many problems before this journey;I did not have sufficient physical preparation;the load had already reached its limitation; I still coughed a lot;the weather was so extreme and cold. All in all, I did not think this journey was well prepared and I did not have confidence in completing this journey mentally and physically. To do, or not to do, it was the question. Similarly I did not have confidence in my facilities, not knowing whether all of them would work functionally or not. The fact was one of the rivets got broken again and the front rack came loose. In the afternoon, I replaced all the rivets of the panniers with screws I had prepared before. This was an excellent job I had done which gave me no further troubles throughout my whole journey. I also re-adjusted the front rack. However I did not think it would definitely all right because I did not have a tool to do it. When the darkness descended,I made up my mind to continue my journey, which, of course, was not beyond any imagination. Orchid-like weedsSmall springs everywhere, clear and chillyA thin layer of ice covering the fresh spring water The sheep cote, it was the door under the sleeping bag, which was in the same place as last year, everything looked like yesterdayThe wetland at duskLungmu Co at dusk. You could hear the gigantic sound of wind if the picture had a sound Day 3 (April 22), 52.4km, Camping 5145mGot up in the morning, could not put everything into the bags. Without much choice I had to throw away three portions of tsampa, elbow pads, and crampons. Following the road of the lead-zinicmine I found the side path to enter the wilderness, which was on the riverbed and very hard to see. I missed this side path last year so that I had to take a short cut into the wilderness directly then. That was why I had taken extra care to find the side path. The following journey was to get over a big hill, which lay 5275m above sea level and was the highest point of my whole journey. Around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I passed the side path leading to Orba Co and started a journey which was complete strange to me. I ate a piece of pilot breads, which was frozen like rocks so that I had to use my spade to crush it. At 6 o'clock in the evening, I had pushed plus rode my bicycle for about 32 km. I reckoned I should have been able to double this if I did no carry such heavy load. The wind became stronger and stronger. I opened the parasail kits and tested it. The result was far beyond what I expected. With the aid of the strong wind I was just like flying over the wilderness. After 8 o'clock in the evening, I started to observe the water Source and to get ready to camp. Map showed there were successive springs along the path and assembled to puddles. But I had overestimated the water source here in this land and in this season there were endless wilderness inside the valley, where I could not see a single drop of water. As it became darker and darker, I felt a little bit nervous which resulted in three spokes of the parasail broken and became a useless rubbish. Anyway, it helped me to move forward 20km more which benefited me a lot later on. When time approached 9.30 pm, it was almost completely dark. I had to lie my bike on the ground and went on to try to find water on the north side of the valley. This was a wide and flat sandy land, where I could not see any ditches there and further was complete darkness. I returned to get my GPS to look up the contours and found the south part of the valley was closer to a hill so I took the way. Finally I found a piece of ice in a ditch. I smashed about 20litre of ice. The ice was quite shallow scattered with sheep poo. On my way back, my eyes were hurt by strong winds, which got me a couple of days to recover. It was nearly 23 o'clock after I set up the tent. It also took about 40 mins to melt the ice. I was so tired and my appetite was completely spoiled. I then had a little bit of milk. I had never expected thing would go like this, it was so distressing. Streams along the path, ice everywhereThe river flew into Matou Hu, in whose north part there was a satellite lake, a wonderful ice-skating court It took 40mins to melt the ice in midnight Day 4 (April 23), 31km, Camping 5028mA cloudy day with gusts. From now and again, hails chased me from behind. Sunny spell. Heavy sandy land made me have to push my bike. At 3pm, I arrived at Luxing Hu, where there was a house made of clay. This was the last permanent building of my journey. Last year, Duola and Liumeng once lived in this house for three days without meeting anybody. It seemed it was the same but the truck parking in front of the house made me worry about. I went to the sheep cote first to check over, where there were only a few lambs following me everywhere I went later on. This made me feel warm in my heart. I observed farther places using my binoculars but could not see any people or sheeps. After making sure there were no people around I opened the locked door using a screwdriver. The living room was very clean. There were two boxes of beverages on the ground and a string of cured lamb legs hanging over in the interior room. A pot of water was on the top of the stove, lukewarm, which indicated the host must be not far away from his home. I filled up my water bag and left the house. I also put the screws back to the door in order not to leave any trace of my visiting. I then took a spanner from the toolbox of the truck, which gave me great help for the rest of the journey.I left the house as quickly as possible. After last year's experience, the nomadic pastoralists were the last people I wanted to meet. A few hundred meters away from the house, the vehicle traces were fading fast. Even downhill, I had to push rather than to ride because of the heavy loose sand. From the route point of view, only after Luxing Hu it was the real unpopulated land. After many days, I thought of the lamb legs from time to time. It was pity that I then had plenty of provisions and the bike was too heavy to carry anything more. Continue to melt the ice under the morning sunshine, all of the sheep poo had been removed carefullyCamping site, the little hill over there was the place where I got the ice last nightThe house by the Luxing Hu, empty, the last permanent building I saw throughout my journeyDay 5 (April 24), 19.8km, Camping 4951mSet off at 10.30 in the morning, the weather was similar to yesterday. Probably this road was the high plain or somewhere the wind passed so that it was so windy. The average wind speed was degree 6 but could reach degree 9 in the blick of an eye. The road was still full of sand and very heavy to walk on it. My eyes became worse under such harsh weather. About three o'clock in the afternoon, I saw something in my right, looked like antenna. I went closer to see what it was and found out it was an iron tower (the triangulation station). In 1970s, a joint team from Chinese three military regiments entered this area doing research. They have left a lot of triangulation stations and benchmarks, which I had the priviledge to see them today.At dusk, I approached to a spring by the Bungdag Co, which flew into the frozon lake. The sand and soil, brought by the strong wind, scattered on the surface of the ice all over the lake. There were so many cracks around the icey surface of the lake. I geussed it must be caused by the springs under the water rather than by melted ice. In the west of the Bungdag Co was the side path leading to Keriya Pass, where a SUV could reach directly. I had looked out any vehicle Tracks but failed. The cloudy sky started to snow. I set up the tent comfortably because I knew that I was safe having such a sweet spring beside me.Triangulation station erected by scientists from the joint research team on Chang Tang of three military regiments in 1971[size=+0]The gap between water and ice in Bungdag Co, I guessed there must be some springs under the lakeThe storm just above the ground, a chaotic darkness[size=+0]Icy Bungdag Co,one of the four biggest lakes in Northern Tibet, wild ducks flying over this vastness and lonenessSnowing at any time, should not happen so frequently like this in this seasonDay 6 (April 25), 4.3km, Camping 5002mWeathering landforms everywhere around this area. Spongy volcanic rocks could be found easily. I pushed my bike turning around a small hill, seeing a big river, the Yinshui He, flowing from Orba Co into Bungdag Co, which I had been to its upstream last year. It was also a passage for animal migration. The downstream of the river was extremely wide and broad. The thickess of the ice layer could reach one meter with the main stem in the middle course of the river, very deep. There were a few springs along the river, sweet and clear.I only went forward a little bit more than 4km but I had walked more than 20km for finding my way. It was not possible to cross the main stem, let alone the north bank of Bungdad Co. What I could only do was to try to find a shallow place to cross. But the southern area was a even larger piece of wetland and forced the road turn towards west. I spent a couple of hours but failed to find a good point to cross the river. In the afternoon, I decided to follow the edge of the wetland. When I reached the hill foot, the wetland finally disappeared. Around this area, there were clearly volcanic feature of terrain and I even found traces of pasturing and cairns made from volcanic rock.Here was the last pasturing trace I found throughout my journey, I guessed it was a summer pasture area. After this, there was no clear sign of human activities in this vast wilderness. I had been looking for my ways until it was dark. I made up my mind where to go TOMOrrow. The terrain here looked like Yardang landforms, as well as volcanic landforms The Yinshui He river from Orba CoSprings scattered all over the river bank, painted green by lovely algaeThe river was very deep. The mixture of green and amber colour showed the sand and mud carried by the melted iceThick layer of ice, sunken surface caused by strong gustsThe south course of the Yinshui He, countless small streams. To the right was the wetlandLooking for ways in the east, a trace of pasturing and the cairn made from spongy volcanic rocksMy camp, opposite to the hillDay 7 (April 26), 11km, Camping 5009mI moved forward to the direction I found yesterday, turning around the wetland and walking toward east. At 2pm, I was blocked by the zigzag Yinshui He again and I had no choice but to cross it. The river was about 700m wide, covered by ice which appeared very different. The hanging ice, the folding ice, the piling-up ice, the icy puddle, and the sleet were everywhere along the river bank. Having noticed all of these, I reckoned the river would be receding at dusk, which was why there were so many different shapes and forms of ice. I put my slipper on, going into the main stream of the river. I found there were at least three different courses of the river, the thickness of the surface ice varied and the river water reached above my knees. I sighed there would be no way back once I crossed this river. There are many ways in one's life too, you can only take it once and you will no long have the courage to repeat it.I pushed the bike crossing the river. Some of the ice was a bit soft, jamming the tyres so that I had to use my feet to break them first. Some of the ice was a bit thick but with half-melted underneath, sticking the the bike completely, some of the ice was half-water half-ice with a sandy riverbed, which was really hard to pass. I had to remove all of the panniers at the last stage of the crossing. I spent the whole four hours to cross the river, my legs got many bloody cuts. At 6pm, the surface ice was almost disappeared completely, the river level rapidly rising to a chaotic status. I thought if I hesitated a little bit at that time, I could not have the courage to cross this river under such circumstances. The river bank was unimaginably sandy and was quite steep. I had to unloaded the panniers again to reach the top of the bank. By the time of sunset, the weather became exceptionally good. The sunlight from the descending sun, the blue sky, the faint moon, .... I liked such a colorful and peaceful Chang Tang and very much enjoyed my camp and myself bathed in such beautiful colour.The ice like this was very thin and suspended, far away from the main stemHard surface with half-melted underneath, the soft sand at the botton was most scaryThe ice like this could easily jam the wheels, hard to get it outI had to unload the panniersChaotic water and terrible hails turned up in no timeThe Chang Tang at the moment liked it used to be,a mixture of cold and warm tones under the golden setting sun Day 8 (April 27), 14.6km, Camping 5112mLast night, I forgot to bring in the odometer, which was out of order due to the coldness in midnight. Since then I used GPS to check the mileage. The digital thermometer was no longer working. I had to use mercury thermometer to collect data. Night temperatures were basically between –15℃—–20℃ while the temperature inside my tent was about –10℃. The advantage of the integrated tent was that it limited the ventilation so to keep warm inside. However, it got clearly disadvantage of heavy condensation and dew. Every morning, there was plenty of frost inside the tent so that I had to put my hood on First Before fully getting dressed. The winds in Chang Tang finally became consistent with the pattern I had researched the other day no or very tiny wind in the morning, strong wind started after 2pm, and then at around 8pm its strength was reduced again. The accuracy of this prediction was about 80%.The road was very bad today. I walked whole afternoon in an ancient riverbed and it was so difficult that I had to use all of my strengths to move a small step forward and then to stop to breath, slower than a snail. After five hours' struggling, my eyes got wet when I saw the grassy river bank. Finally! The nightmare was over.Cold and clear morningHeavy morning condensation in the interior, a lot of frost to clearSuch dawning sunlight indicated a cloudy day ahead Day 9 (April 28), 18km, 5072mIn the morning I entered a range of sandy roads which were so terrible. The solar panel specially designed for GPS got short circuited. After checking it was found to be the diode got damaged. Luckily I got a replacement. Because the GPS was exclusively supplied by a solar panel so that it was no longer a problem for the power supplement of GPS. In a period of 70 days, I did replace the battery once, which saved me a lot of alkaline batteries. I did have another solar panel of 5.4 W which was used specifically for 7.5V Camera, DV and other digital facilities. Unlike water, I had never been short of power.At 7pm in the evening, I arrived at Pur Co. The surface of this lake was very odd the ice by the river bank rose and the river bank was broken, I reckoned that was due to the strong winds. The ice there was mingled with something yellow, could be the stain of alkali. There were many wild yaks on the other side of the lake. There could be two brown bears but I could not be for certain. On the east side of the lake, there was a peninsula leading to the centre of the lake. I camped just opposite to the peninsula. At night , I smashed the ice to get drinking water, which tasted alkali. For the first time I cooked the cereals, which was brought completely by accident. This was just because I found there was a little bit of extra space when I was in Nagri packing the stuff for this journey so that I bought two packs of cereals. It tasted disgusting, probably there was too much alkali in the water. I threw away half of it. Later I realised that probably I subconsciously felt that the provisions was so heavy. I would rather make it lighter at any cost.Dry all my stuff in the morning sun, a routine matterA faint dusk in Pur CoThe river bank pushed up by ice and opened like zipper by gustsThe pushed up surface of the iceThe place where I got my drinking water, a thin layer of ice behind the ablation corns The moment just before sun set, glittering Pur Co, nothing was the same差点儿没找到俺自己的帖子,原来变色了。多谢各位鼓励。 Day 10 (April 29), 16km, Camping 5141mIn the morning, I walked around the north bank of the Pur Co, where it were continuous ups and downs sprinkled with light yellow sprouts across the sparse grassland. The wild yaks clustered into small groups. All of a sudden, there was a group of five of them running towards me, blowing a huge cloud of dust with the power of thunderbolts,I believed that anyone who did not know the characters of the wild yaks must be frightened to death under such circumstances. The fact was the wild yaks in groups never injured people. Rushing to you just to show you its territory. When they approached people at certain distance, they would turn sharply and run away, and then stopped somewhere high to stare at you. You can not imagine that the wild yaks were very cautious animals compared with its almost one ton of weight. Their first reaction, when meeting people, was to raise their tails, the front hooves rubbing against the ground, the horns pointing forward, the eyes redden, and the long body hair shaking, all of which showed their determination to fight.This was the warning sign that you should retreat. However, you should realise that this was only a gesture that they were afraid of you and wanted to scare you away. The thing was that if you were not afraid of them and moved forward, they would run away in no time. There were only some mad yaks attacking people, which was really rare to happen. In Chang Tang, an experienced driver know that it is very dangerous to pass directly from two or three lonely wild yaks. They always tried to avoid confronting them directly. If this was not possible, they would lit a cigarette, smoking, to wait until the yaks walked away themselves. This was because the wild yaks really could attack vehicles, which was not completely rumors. I once asked them why I had not been attacked. They told me that because my bike was so small they would not be bothered to attack it. My own experience was that approaching a wild yak very slowly, do not look into its eyes, and ignored what it was doing. As long as it moved forward a little bit, just stop and give the yaks a little bit of time to think. Because if you forced the yak, it could be themost dangerous animal in the world and nothing could stop them killing. Even a gunshot could not kill it but only left a small hole in its skin. In the past, the nomads living near this land would use yaks' skin as chopping board which was very much endurable. At noon, I lost my balacLAVA, which was brand new and I had never used it once. I could not be bothered to go back tofind it. This resulted in that I had to have my fleece hat day and night in the rest of my journey, which did not provide fully protection from the sun in the plateau. But somehow I was all right, perhaps because my skin is similar to those of yaks, lol. At around half past one, I found a deserted Jeep, upside down. I felt it could be there for years and it could be the vehicle of someillegal HUNTERs. Nowadays, we have wildlife conservation reserves in Chang Tang and the animals here are well protected. However, some people kills the wild yaks to sell them as the domestic yak's meat. In general, it is worth 10,000 Chinese yuans for a single wild yak. Therefore many people take the risk to make money. They often enter the unpopulated areas to hunt and their activities can reach 200 km in diameter. This is why the wild yaks in the deep wilderness are less afraid of people than thoseat the boundaries of the Chang Tang region.There once happened that a wild yak mother revenged its baby's murder in the Altun mountains. Its horns pierced the killer's chest and held his body over its head for more than ten days, which was very touching.Around 3pm, I walked out of the Pur basin. The next point was Hong Shan Daban and then it was the Yueya Hu by the Toze Gangri. At this time I found a vehicle track from south to north. I checked over but could not find the way where they had gone. I took my map, GPS, and compass, climbing up a small hill to estimate the location of Hong Shan Daban. The mountain was very round and it was hard to find the mountain pass. After determining the location of the Daban, I moved straightforward. When I passed a messy grassland, I saw something that I was reluctant to see more than hundreds of wild yaks' head scattered all over, which was definitely the scene of the illegal hunting. After that it was a very long ancient river bed with soft sand slowly rising until the foot of the mountain.There are some spines on the surface of the tongues of wild yaks, which are used by nomads in this area as combs. They use them from their teens to the time when their hair becomes silver.The deserted Jeep, could be left by illegal hunters years agoThe slaughtered wild yaks with the wheel size heads. Some of the skulls were chopped into half. Why was that? Could be taken away for making combs?My camp at the foot of the Daban underthe lingering golden rays of the setting sun. Tomorrow's weather must be wonderful, I reckoned Day 11(April 30), 20.4km, Camping 5120mThe surface of the road leading to Hong Shan Daban was very hard, most of them were small rocks, sort of gravels, plus a quite long downhill slope, I pushed my bike more than 20km for the first time after Luxing Hu. The mountain pass was quite flat, just like a broad ridge, it was 5256m above the sea level. Upon arriving at the pass, Toze Gangri of 6356m was in my sight clearly, very much round and there was no back bone like normal snow covered mountains. Most of the snow mountains in Chang Tang looked like this probably it was due to the geological movements. There were quite a few chirus or Tibetan antelopes in the valley but I was not interested in this kind of animals anymore after I witnessed a large scale of migration of such animals last year elsewhere.The herbivorous animals here are very quick to reach its original size of the population, such as wild yaks, chirus, Tibetan gazelle, pika, and marmot. When you go into the depths of the Chang Tang, you could hardly be surpised by the sudden appearance of the chirus because they are so common in here. At this time of year, the chirus have already male-female parted. You could see many pregnant female chirus but hardly see any males. According to recent research, Zonag Co is not the only lake for breeding. There are at least four of them in the whole Chang Tang. Zonag Co, Tuzi Hu, Heishi Beihu, and another lake I can not remember. I think there must be more than four of them and most of the populations do not migrant long way like most people used to think. They generally migrant from south to north between Central Mountains and Kunlun Mountains.The chirus looks very timid but are very curious about outside world. They are not really afraid of people, particularly in the depth of the Chang Tang. The nearest distance we can approach is about 30m. They just stare at you calmly and think who you are and why you move so slow. They would run in front of you. Look like they are afraid of you but the fact is they are playing with you. A man's own character shapes his fortune. This is of course suit for animals too. The chirus are the typical one. They have a super speed and a pair of sharp antlers. If they are crazy, three of them work together could easily kill a wolf. But as you might have known, their antlers are just for fighting to mate with females.Down the Daban there was a very steep and straight road, I tried to ride the bicycle but ended up with falling over. The front rack came loose and one of the pannier flew into valley. The foot of the mountain was the Yueya Hu covered by ice, which was alake full of heavy metal elements. Along the lake bank there were many stark rocks very much weathered, lining up just like castles or houses. This made me stop to investigate what they were from time to time, I did understand they were just rocks though but they were so real like the figures of real people. On of them even made me hide in a ditch, observing them again and again using my binoculars. There were also many black volcanic rocks. All in all, the features of this area were really unusual.Passed over the Yueya Hu, it was an endless ancient lake bed. What my GPS showed was this area was a big lake like tentacles. I looked around, it was endless wilderness without a piece of ice and a drop of water. Roughly, I estimated this lake bed was about 1200 square meters. I had to tell you that Chang Tang was a place where there was no high-resolution map. The marks in the map often were some kind of memory. Just like this ancient lake bed under my feet, may be it was full of water a few years ago. Who knows. Pushing the bike in such an endless lake bed was very easy to get lost. My mind was in a chaotic status too.The migration of the animals, photo taken last year The road rising up to the Daban, full of gravels, very hard, ideal for pushing your bikeThe Yueya Hu gazed at by the round and smooth Toze Gangri. At a glimpse, could you tell which was mountain, which was cloud?Ancient lake bed. The white stains were the alkali, look like ice. About wildlife (part 1)Declaration Personal experience for reference onlyDangerous wild animals and their threats to human beings are a ever-LASTING subject for those backpackers travelling in the wild.In Chang Tang, for example, there are two kinds of deadly animals, one is wolves and the other is brawn bears. As substitutes, wild yaks and crows might be dangerous to you in some circumstances that I will come back to this a little bit later on. As for how to protect yourself against these dangerous animals, I think the primary point is you do not try to hurt them because the emotions of human and animals are same instinctively. [Wolves]Throughout my journey, I met wolves a total of seven times, in which I confronted them five times. As you might have known that wolves have become more and more solitary animals, it is very rare they live in a large group nowadays. Please allow me off the point a little bit and talk about the ecological problems in Chang Tang. The problem is now not the decrease of the number of the chirus but the imbalance of the whole food chain, more specifically, the number of the animals on the higher trophic levels of the food chain has not yet reached its ideal level which results in this kind of imbalance. Particularly, the pikas and the marmots who have lost their predators rapidly expanse which results in the desertification of Chang Tang. As early as the middle of last century, wolves were the dominant predators in the vast wilderness. They became a threat not only to other preys but also nomads pasturing in this land. Therefore, the then government called on people to cull back the population of the wolves in Chang Tang, which resulted in the current situation directly. The last official record about wolves attacking humans was around 1970s, which happened in Bamaoqiongzong. A team of secientists was surrounded by a group of wolves and they had to shoot them using guns. Of course, at present in Chang Tang, wolves are absolutely lonely.In this traverse, the first time I encountered a pair of wolves, one of them staying in front of me pretending to attack me while the other staying behind me. This is the standard attacking strategy of wolves. First, you should not be nervous which can be easily detected by the predators. Second, you should not retreat even an inch because this means you are the prey rather than the predator. Do not make any large movement, of course you could take a picture if you feel safe to do so. You must look into its eyes for a few minutes or even half an hour. When the wolves can not work out who you are and consider you are not posing any danger to them, then they will leave. You should remember that wolves in this land do not lack of food and it is much easy for them to catch a pika than a human. Even if being hungry, they would evaluate how easy to get you done, What you need to do is to show them that you are not interested in them and you are not afraid of them at all, let alone to show your ID card to them. As for the wolves family, really, I have not heard for ages. If you really have an encounter with them and they have no other choice, then it definitely depends on your forture. In fact, for so many year, it has been very rare to happen that wolves kill human. But the rumours are still there, in particular, the road connecting Xinjiang and Tibet.The nearest encounter with a wolf throughout my journey, no conflict at all[Brown Bears]Brown bears are real dangerous animals to human. Every year there are some accidents happened in some regions of Xinjiang on the north side of Kunkun Mountains and steppes in Northern Tibet. More than that the bears could attack your house, smash your windows, and eat your sheep. Therefore, in Northern Tibet some local councils give subsidies to the pastorarists for compensating the losses due to the bears because they are not allow to fight back and kill the bears except their lives are in great danger. Once there was a nomad taught me a method to protect yourself from bears. He told me to pick up a stick to feed the bear and the bear thinks the stick is your hand which tastes disgusting. So the bear would leave. It was so funny but the reality is to find a stick in this vast wilderness is just like you win the lottery.Bears are omonivorous animal who are generally not interested in human flesh. You can find that in most of accidents, the bears did not eat any of the human flesh rather they just smashed them for kind of fun that we could not understand. For the reason why bears kill human, one explanation is the conflict between human and wildlife in this extreme ecological environment. The nomads invade the habitats of the bears, which results in these conflicts. On the other hand, it might be because bears have quite high IQ so that they think it is much easy to kill a sheep in the cote rather than to kill a pika in the wild.I have met bears five times in my traverse, in two cases we were very close to each other. I had even walked with one of them for quite a while, just like we had a date for a walk. The fact is it is not that terrible like you might imagine. The same rules for dealing with wolves apply to bears. Never provoke dangerous animals. A bear can run at a speed of 40km/h, do you think you can compete this in a highland 5,000m above sea level?However, there is a situation where it is really dangerous, that is the encounter. It is not easy to control your instinctive reaction to the external dangers. Last year once I turned around a hill, there was a bear just in front of me. The bear of course was frightened by me with its front legs holding up, waving in the air and roaring. At that time I sat on the ground, ignoring it. The bear then left in a few minutes. Chang Tang is a vast land so that this is not that easy to happen. But if it does happen, really only God can bless you.The nearest encounter with a bear throughout my journey. This bear disappeared in a herd of wild yaks, which I had tried hard to spot, really weird About wildlife (part 2)Declaration personal experience for reference only.[Wild Yaks]I have talked about quite a few, like in the post of Day10. I will no longer talk about it.This was the funniest encounter with a solitary wild yak, who did not warn me. If I sat down, it sat down too. If I moved forward, it stopped. Could not imagine what it was thinking about.[Crows]Crows are dangerous only when you fall unconscious in the wilderness. Of course they will be the first to taste your flesh in that case. Unlike their cousinsliving in urban areas, the crows in Chang Tang have a larger body like eagles. When they fly over your head, you could feel like it is a piece of cloud. They are scavengers but like fresh meat too. It once happened that a baby was killed by crows relentlessly, let alone the lambs got killed by them. Once a nomad asked me for fireworks to scare the crows away. (They are sacred birds not to be killed by human)It is easy to defend yourself against crows, that is to keep fighting, never fall in the wilderness.A short break attracted the crows. Of course, they were miscalculating this time, photo taken last year[Strategies Adopted]At the time when I met the four soldiers in Jieshan Daban, they said there were many dangerous animals in the Northern Tibet and asked me if I had brought a shotgun. I think if they knew that I would enter Chang Tang they would definitely check if I really have a shotgun. The so-called defence facilities I brought with me were the fireworks and pepper spray. I had never used them. The fireworks were ruined and thrown away when I crossed a river and I had never opened the pepper spray. I even had never thought about this when camping in the night. The reason was I did not feel the needs. During the day time whenever I met any animals I had never touched the knife I had brought. I did not have anything to defend myself when I walked out to investigate the route. The Chang Tang is really a vast area so as to be very easy to detect anything strange.By the way, you'd better to avoid mating season's animals because even tamed rabbits could be aggressive in mating season.The thing is even if you have a gun, it is not very much helpful when bears attack you. Therefore, your attitude is most important.I can tell you something. Dogs are more dangerous than these wild animals. I had been chased by Tibetan dogs, pounced on by dogs in mating season, also besieged by a group of dogs. I really feel it is more useful to know how to defend a dog.Declaration again The above experience is from Chang Tang only. Of course, the more you prepared, the better. Day 12 (May 1), 23.8km, Camping 5117mToday was May 1 -- the Labour Day, I had been walking in some lake area marked in the map but clearly dried up. The lake basin was flat and hard so that I even pushed my bike more than 20km. Let it be the special treat for my May Day. After midday it became cloudy with growing winds. Since the Yueya Hu that I passed yesterday, there were no big lakes until Yanghu Co (My route would be between Jianshui Hu and Bairab Co), there was even no light alkaline water to drink so I had to pay extra attention not to miss any possible drinking water supply to fill up my water bag. There were a few very small lakes but all were alkaline puddles which was very shallow, whose depth was no more than the length of a half-finger. These puddles were covered with a hard shell of the mixture of salt and ice which smelled stinking and decaying when getting closer, must be toxic water I supposed. On the shore of this type of small lakes it was muddy soil and very hard to get closer.There was no sign of tundra at all.It was almost half past six when I found some snow corns in a ditch, which was the only drinking water supply of the day. There was a thin layer of melted ice on the surface of the ground near the snow corn, which was very hard to collect and was contaminated by the alkali. The snow corn was the yet melted thick snow, which was shaped like a corn by wind. The snow was quite hard and dry,porous like ice. I crushed a few snow corns, putting them into the water bag.They would be my drinking water tonight. These snow corns were the only one in today's wilderness, I reckoned the reason why they were not melted like others was the soil underneath contained large amount of ice blocks which acted as a freezer.Very strong gale in the night, it was hard to bear the sound of the vibration of the tent. Small single tent was good in the sense that it would not be blown away as long as you stayed inside. But you had to be very careful to set up the tent. I once did not pay much attention when doing so, the tent was blown away by winds, and rolling over like a Giant lantern ... I ran after it, got it back, and was exhausted. In general, it is not possible to fix the tent completely using tent pegs because they were not very much effective like large tents. It was snowing around 23 o'clock, the winds were howling from north,then the falling snow flakes landed on my tent quietly, I finally felt at peace and fell asleep. The flat ancient lake basin, assisting me walking more than 20kmSmall lake en route, toxic waterSnow corns, the only drinking water supply today Day 13 (May 2), 0km, Camping 5117mWaking up in the morning and opening the tent, the heavy snow outside must be sent by the God to force me have a break for the May Day. After lying in for a while, getting up and walking on the snowy ground out I went to have a look around. As first sight there were a herd of chirus. They were plainly to be spotted because they looked like a clear black straight line in the while snow. I returned to get my camera and then followed them to take some pictures. But they were very much alert and kept a quite long distance from me. I felt they were a group of pregnant females, instinctively protecting themselves from any potential harm. I was no longer short of water, the snow gave me a precious supply of drinking water. The problem was that they were very petrol consuming. I tool 8.6 litre of petrol and the oil stove was Duola's MSR. The pot was of 1.5 litre, mainly for boiling water. After several days' experiments, I found that the liquid water needed 16mins and 14-15mins to boil in the morning and evening, respectively. For ice, it would take 35-40mins while for snow it took 45-50mins. Melting snow was a very time and petrol consuming process so if I had a choice between snow and light alkaline water, most of time I would go with the latter. Lying inside the tent, listening to musics,I smoked a cigarette while gazing at the more and more chirus around me. Because it was very cold I had been wearing my shoes all the time. Now I just put my bare feet under the warm sun for some fresh air. I found three cuts in my hands and one in my sole. The cuts were about 4cm in length, looked terrible but it was actually all right really. Half of my toes were injured by to much walking, quite painful. I fetched my medicine bag and found I only got four patches of plasters, a serious mistake. One of the cuts in my hand had never been cured until I was out of this desolate land so as to feel like this finger would drop from my hand at any time. The others quickly recovered in a few days then new cuts appeared elsewhere. This process occurred periodically. I felt that it was somewhat related to the cold, dry weather and the lack of vitamins. The snow rapidly disappeared, which is unique phenomenon in Chang Tang. Because of the low air humidity and the high radiation from the sun, the snow was evaporating very fast, much quicker than the melting speed. Owing to this, the ground was generally still dry after the snow disappeared. In most cases, it would be only 2/5 left in the afternoon around 2 to 3 o'clock and small patches of ground could be seen. It would be completely all right for walking the next day. On the third day there could be some snow left in somewhere the sunlight hard to reach. So generally it could give you three days of water supply after a heavy snow like this. One of the pannier was broken, the most expensive one from deuter series, supposed to be waterproof. I will come back to it at some point later. Everything was covered by snow, no way out Lying in the middle of Chang Tang, listening to Tian Zhen's songs, and smoking Baisha cigarettes, what else can you ask for? The pregnant female chirus in migration, probably heading to Heishi Beihu to give birth([]
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