Early August to noon, elevation 3400 meters, the ancient city of Songpan western Sichuan, the copper of the cities, streets, pedestrians. The sun easily penetrate the thin clouds over the western highlands, direct in our travelers on the back on a few south. Do not feel hot, do not think he was a stranger walking in a foreign land, everything is so familiar kind, this first contact actually feeling back to reality from a dream.
Songpan town is small, vertical and horizontal, but a few side streets, there are a lot of foreigner presence. What impressed me the most to the number in front of encounters along the river caravan of trucks that went. It was a converted truck ever, the brand did not see, hanging from temporary entry license, the front sat two young foreigners, almost naked into battle, fighting desperately to turn the steering wheel turns, followed by cars like the layout of a mobile coffee bar, about 6,7 a foreigner is Xia Zhao coffee, beer, leisurely sightseeing along the route. Compartment baffle is a folding three sides, and it was dark it turned up was a camping hotel has bar.
Luggage bag are placed in reception centers along the river where the Colts, so we can go as the same in their own cities stroll comfortably. An appointment is to be launched 13:30 left, the remaining two hours before a hearty meal we had enough. Many restaurants along the street, we do not know which is good, walking around in a circle to buy on the appearance of some highland barley wine to step onto a very common shop, the only reason was sitting near the door of the table are also a few foreigners in the chat. This meal took four meals less than 50 yuan, but also left a lot to eat, taste can be, but also for the first time highland barley wine tasting on the plateau, that is, flies "interference" was terrible. : (
There is a cafe next door came out, net addiction onset was posted in the BBS Posts finished a one in a seat into the store asking the boss to the Internet, his mouth only said one word in English: Japanese. I was exceedingly strange that the little devils also came Posted son ah? Is there a machine used is equipped with Japanese input? He does have, open the input method to configure a view, Wat Sai ~! Traditional Cang Jie, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic backward in Southeast Asia, not a word earthworms! Songpan Zhengou international, ah!
Nearly 13 o'clock, with the street sodu Youyuanerjin heard the jingle of bells and the crisp sound of symphonic horseshoe, a pair of Sagittarius Colts in the front along the river, which is from the Yellow Dragon Two-Day Tour came back a few Guangdong students. Next was informed that this back four grooms and eight horses is to send us to Munigou two sea.
Before going to bed a moment, these poor horses again pack our backpacks and on the cavalry of the rods, just after 2:00, we groom with the help of "cross" (in fact, for the first time riding me, then moves closer to "crawl"), on horseback, mountain toward the south direction. My horse was a gray mare, but also the team's only female horse, and later learned that it knocked his right eye blind, so the left of the old to eat grass, really pathetic. The initial flat asphalt road, and we sat on horseback were fairly stable, but drilled after the ancient city of around a village, he would face tested. First, a roadside water, horses began to turn the collective drinking water, which can be terrific, people drink is the rise of Yang-neck, but this horse is bow Shen Bozi, so my saddle with the ground at 45 degrees elevation, and receive "in Star 6" of the satellite antenna similar. At this point pull the reins have been useless, I need the heads off correction, which should in theory pulling horse tail, but can not reach, confusion among the pairs of foot tight stirrup, both hands grasp the backpack on horseback. Only get through a one-minute thriller, but also heart rate 300 seconds waiting for me. Horse to turn up the hill, which in my eyes that should have been can only be regarded as a slit of the mountain was actually just a real ---- we take the road ah! Moreover, the slope is almost over, oh 60 degrees, although the next is not a bottomless cliff, they still extremely nervous and his hands tight Le reins, feet low foot pedal steady and keep a balance left, after all, if not flash lose a stone will continue to drop smashed into flora, most do not want to yak excrement is inserted in the heap.
Fortunately, horses docile temperament, in fear persist for some time I came to feel comfortable all the way to see scenery, and pockets of the digital camera is taken out. Here the mountains should be vested in Minshan Yumo it, the voyage took the mountain path, look around looked, mountains stretching of sight, indeed has a majestic plateau in western momentum. Mountainside began to little trees, the grass on the hillside yaks and goats appear to be so calm. Suddenly, the top of the mountain of dust and heard the voice of shouting, and then they see two large black yak side by side with a rope dragging a huge log with a breathing heavily washed down behind the two estimates is a cattle drive a father and son. Think about it, people here are relying on horses and yaks living crafts of the mountains. The next road, I have great tolerance of these animals even more admiration for, and is simply unthinkable!
About 2:40 pm, we came first at break point. This is a flat open hills overlooking the Minshan of Britain's Xuebaoding (groom language, I did not see clearly, but distant rolling hills, cascading in that there are some reddish silver really what under the sun shine Snow?), overlooking the Songpan town, has become vaguely insignificant, and estimated that we should have come to 4,000 meters above sea level of the bar. Here I do not know the source of the mountain water can be used over water yinma cited, it seems that people living nearby, we saw an irrigation outlet is then the older women.
Continue to the road, the next section are all downhill, in order not to fall from a horse, my nerves once again stretched too tightly. Tsing Ma stop-go of my hand touching the horse's mane on the neck, was found leaking too wet with sweat. Accompanied by Edmon actually dismount walked, I began to think that he has distressed horse, He He:), in fact, is his weight than I was afraid the horse can not afford to throw himself.
Gou Gou Kankam of thorns through the bushes and soon we came to the fir lush foothills of the roadside trees after the sparkling streams, far from Hua Lala came the voice of water, suddenly felt refreshing the whole person, horse feels very happy. Groom told us that two in front of the sea, and we are now on the road in the Munigou years ahead will be smooth sailing by. Sure enough, in the midst of that we've had the car out the ditch, they go into the ditch is another one Road.
The course of things up along the procession into the streams, the wide Hill Road, on both sides of Castle Peak stands, the trees are high stream, a tree on and off with a few huge crow. Close your eyes, in addition to clip-clop, water sound, bird Wu Ti, the groom is the intermittent cry of the. Former television scene, today's change of protagonist! One afternoon, I explored a little "horses" (not betting), learning a few Muslim groom's shouting, but the effort is not home, so do not come true with them: (, for example, should the horse go faster points on? quot; Ga rip, "" marsh, marsh ", ha ha.
Fast 5:00 pm, we finally came to the party the first day of camp - 2 Hai! The next camp is located in the foothills of flat grass-covered slopes, the distance a large green and luxuriant pines and cypresses spread down from the mountains, separated by a fast-flowing stream, walking into the camp through a small four-meter long wooden bridge, but also regarded as the main entrance, but we are more horse Tuozhao Creek past, although the path through the leafy spot along the river on horseback when the Edmon unfortunate fall, but we still exudes irrepressible excitement.
Toss a half-day long a lot of experience and courage, do not turn over arm are almost independent of the dismount. Our grooms are busy unloading luggage and their cavalry equipment, in time for the ride before dark tents for us. Take off the saddle after the horse appear to be so comfortable, laid-back. Some quietly enjoy the grass, and some simply lie down and playing the roll-to-place. Soon see the groom came to the horses were all put on half a basketball court in the horse mouth, I am truly puzzled, then asked and found out it was fed beans, horse ate a long effort, the beans in that half of basketball for the height of the "bowl" inside the.
Here is a very long day, we took advantage of familiarity about the camp before sunset. The stream, the water was bone-chilling cold, almost frozen fingers, I completely forget about the heat of the south in August. Wash his face with a towel eolian, filling a full pot of clear mountain spring water, and then walks away down the stream path. Seat in front of a wooden house, inhabited by forest managers, but also sell more beer or something, behind the house the house is Zaojian, there is a circular building, like a big yurt, reportedly inside at night can also play ground floor shops, dinner There is also the arrangement, but is too simple, without a chair. At this time down the hill a group of Westerners, in the middle there are a few yellow skin, the groom told us that they are also along the river Colts guests from France, Israel, Australia, as well as a Japanese MM. Really diverse group of people, older Raza beard is estimated that more 40-year-old bar, there are a few blonde girls more than 20-year-old looks like. My E-wen No, only Japan and MM chat, and gossip that she found among the Chinese is also good, is the use of space travel from Shanghai ran, the group of people to participate in the team the next day to see a dozen or tie Ga waterfall. Groom, and mountain people here than we have even more good exposure to these foreigners, even the older actually will come to a few words in English was approached by ridicule, reportedly because of too many foreigners here, on the contrary relatively fewer domestic tourists.
Gama's dinner for me is a big challenge, enamel bowl dirty broken, rice is poor (like southern people say, "long rice"), dishes are served in three basins inside the cumin mixed with cucumber, cabbage, lettuce or something, vegan ah, the taste is really extremely distasteful. Thirsty, you drink tea, horse, of course, not because of drink can be called specifically to the horse the name is commonly used in tea cavalry. Grasp on a lot of BBQ was thrown by a black aluminum pot, and then the fire came, had a boil on the same person to give you a broken ceramic cup filling 11, the eyes closed drank a big gulp of actually the taste is not bad, for fear quickly adapted his own bar. Throughout the room surrounded by windows, a large group of a dozen yellow skin and white skin are all sitting on a concrete floor, the branches can be as chopsticks, looking at foreign devils who Zizi flavored look, this time found himself a "town the petty bourgeoisie. "
Fortunately, the atmosphere quite well, raised the bonfire outside the house after dinner, groom were also very good at organization, we take turns playing songs sang their home, Annie's singing better than foreigners in fact worse, but two and a half after the forgotten word, is really disappointing, useless! We grilled out in the cold with a campfire drinking horse tea, a strong night on the slopes of each person's face was flushed red Ying, enjoyable, until the bonfire extinguished before their dispersed.
Author: oshare
