Tiger Leaping Gorge on foot: walking in the snow mountain valleys
Haba snow-capped mountains walking in the halfway of the Tea-Horse Road, at the foot of kilometers away is the torrential Jinsha River, the water roaring sound faintly came, the towering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Only a river confrontation ... ... walk through snow in the valley, the mind relaxed sunshine Lugu Lake River , there are really only separated by a bit suspect for 24 hours.
Do not have many times hesitated to walk can be made to the bridge the town, they also Guichai companions set foot on God to make way with the "high road (Highway)" - Sky Baiyuncanggou, steep mountain sides, turning an elegant Jinsha River bend , entered between the two mountains - Real-time to understand that he will not turn back. This Linjiang of the Hill is said to be old salt caravan traders come out in recent years in the donkey scene on foot elected China's top ten classic line, popular doubled. Walk more than 2000 meters above sea level in this hillside track, to see if the thin light across the deep valley of the river road (low road), there is a bit curious to speculate a bit - do not know if this "high road" relatively "low road" is a higher elevation, or more difficult?
Noon sun valley strong, wrapped in thick clothing more and more to feel thirsty, suddenly, the green terraced Yue-ran with a fresh fresh eyes - a small village lying quietly mountainside, Naxi Accord (in a Canyon Inn) sit landed here. Plum Village side of the road opened, garden trees light pink flowers Sanzhao faint fragrance through the squid looking at the towering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and sigh, was so strong and with the gentle blend of natural ... ... stopping for a rest in the Naxi Ya Ge, in the yard covered with golden corn a drying rack, as if one side of the wall filled with a good harvest. Lunch, waited for a long time before the table, we have a line 11 people long beggars, like a clean sweep against finished, he did not forget the itinerary called for the afternoon to do the full reserve.
All the way to climb the Hill gravel dust and air dry under the hot sun it even more. Front of the steep slopes that are well known - "24 Shui" (also known as 28 Po), to be in the mountains and less than half a meter wide Linjiang paths acute Po 24 "which is" the word can bend climb summit of the hill! Way line, I began to pant behind Qian Ma repeatedly to persuade the villagers: "riding up the mountain it, still a long road." Companion on the front of his horse, I began to shake triple refused - I was to travel did not come to zippers, not to mention more than one day to go - then step onto his horse.
In such a steep mountain road riding is also consuming effort, the body desperately forward, from time to time to hear the voice of horseshoe and gravel skidding off a cliff ... ... Every time when you turn the ravine to see even more scared - do not Mashiqianti! Occasionally, Hill is too steep, horses are reluctant to move forward, then down and find their own path for some, the villagers would throw horses in the past. More than half an hour later, finally reached the summit of the hill 24 Po! Cautiously backing a timely written for: opposite the towering peaks of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Dao Pi Fu Xiao-like straight sky, the sun sparkling silver; overlooking the tiger jumping, Qingya cliff drops 1000 meters above, one could hear bursts of Ocean Waves , the wind fluttering - so majestic mountains and magnificent, it is shocking!
Followed by a long downhill, there is no hard uphill, but a serious knee difficult. Brush along the arrow marked on the stone is very obvious, do not please the wizard, but all signs written in English, must have originally come here on foot are foreign ass. One after another along the way met a few foreigners, mostly alone carrying a huge backpack, slip past each other when they ask about a good kind. Clouds听风Guanshan along, occasionally too risky locations overlooking Jiangliu, not forgetting a hand on the cliff-hand photo - Tiger Leaping Gorge would like to freeze-frame every moment of heroic! Mountain is a step by step we have measured, with the arrival of dusk, walking more and more heavy, and soles of his feet began to dull pain. When a very tired, and finally arrived in mid-Inn "Halfway"!
Mix inn a large house that we lived only 13 people, the feeling on the lower berth if they had gone back to a student, only hope that men do not snoring at night! Met in the courtyard of the three-fu team, also met a fellow in Dali One day a small bright boy, small bright side of cozy sitting brazier roast the legs, is also prepared to go to the tiger jump tomorrow - there is a long way to go! Is a pity that I grind the soles each the size of a finger Xuepao, pain exception.
Canyon at night the temperature plunged, and wear thick clothes in the house is still shivers; phones have no signal, can not contact their friends from afar. I do not know who circulated an online suddenly remembered scripts: "An Men village poor, basically rely on the traffic go by a dog the basic law and order, communications, basically rely on a roar, and basically rely on heating shaking" - actually so close to our circumstances at the time, as we all endure do not live laugh!
The following morning go to the bathroom, carry look the other side, we saw the red-hot glow of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the flow, it really splendid! Hurry back to house to take the camera, suddenly found that there is a small sign outside the toilet - "best in the world toilet" Their tone is great, with one-third of humor, it is laughing! Looking back down not feel beautiful, "first" the word arrogant. Came to the toilet on top of the roof shoot Sunrise Valley: black mountain, bright Yunxia, little snow can still be seen, silhouetted against the blue sky with Dai ... ... Miya! Zhuang zai! Dawn, the side branches are as in dance, donkey left by the wind are also waving the national flag colors of this canyon on the way ... ...小栈inclusive with the passing come and gone I do not know how many people stay in the roof, they to see what they think of what?
Farewell Halfway, foot stroke, the next three hours scenery are beautiful and Haba Snow Mountain in the mist in the flickering, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain stretches without a break in the distance that the fingers lie snow-capped mountains, the sun projection in the canyon, the clear light and shade; through pine forest, you can see the Jinsha River intermittent water; roads also pass through the Goddess of Mercy Falls, a Bailian diarrhea from the Peak, the high cliff of the river straight away - really Galaxy fall nine days!
Is a long downhill slopes shade even has a green bamboo Tracy - also a village pretty soon. 11:00 arrive in TINA TINA'S, here, next to the road along the river, our road trip to this high-end! Some poor feet have been numb pain, and harsh choice破罐子破摔- decided to drop more than 800 meters, to Riverside fancy tiger jump!
Across the road continues downhill, passing through Chang teacher's house, because that section of the road following his repair, and collected a sum of money from us. Fairly good walking paths, and only a few rely on leveraging the rope. One hour later to the Jinsha River, climbed the riverside boulders, looked thin in tiger jump: Here the two sides cliff, valley width to 30 meters, the river surging, roaring away, attracted thunderous Ocean Waves! Middle of a river with a sharp black stone, the tiger is said to be able to cross the river, so named after the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Listened to the waves, shot full of photos, go through Waterside crossing a boulder next to the other, the back view of Jiang Liu, less of a gap is even more turbulent waves Querang! At this point is still thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and then carefully ground to the front of another piece of stone, shoot back here in Canyon, we saw the surging river, the tiger jumped stone is clearly visible, Tai momentum interpreted Earned dripping - rocks wearing empty, great tide of , roll 1000 snow! Picturesque 1:00 the number of hero!
Return by way of ladder line, along steep and winding forward. To the ladder at the foot of gasped: ladder is a manual welding metal ladder on the cliff (shaped like a ladder), vertical 90 degrees, a single glance is not peaked, there were reportedly 20 to meter-high (equivalent to 7 floors)! Riding a one-person under the ladder - "This way, I Nakamura, another way to buy property," (and to the road was when the V word, belonging to two villages), in the husband when Guan Wan Fu Mo opened must be passed through - Jiaoqian Bar! In order to avoid sand slide wounding, each separated by a few meters gradually climbing, hands and feet, it really hard! Up more than half, stop overlooking - 100 meters under the billowing of the Jinsha River exceptionally steep spectacular! Frustration at this time wish to take advantage ramp, not the slightest effect, really anxious to be able to give birth to third hand to take pictures! Greedy watched 10 seconds, continue to rise in a step by step. Ladder, the path is still difficult to walk, clinical the cliff, steep slope slippery (with gravel), you must help along the wire and iron wire slowly forward. Fortunately, while he was walking this way up, not down at the same time lamenting the villagers built this way is not easy indeed. In this way an hour away, tired and hungry, extremely regret to stay in the TINA'S backpack when you forget to bring food, are now extremely missed the packet of yak jerky!
Water as much as they do finish all, just a break and then break into the distance as to when the savior of the road, suddenly increased sharply strength, gait Agile - appears when the hope that we can reach when the human potential is far better than in their own estimates. Flat foot wide road, relieved, suddenly feel like flying in the sky of the canyon - from the bridge to the Gap, I have a walking step by step, in the rugged mountain road to go a whole day and a half, and now can finally shown a period to draw on the ! Say nothing, quietly standing roadside, with a smile from the heart, floating down the canyon to enjoy the sunshine away!
Back to the TINA'S, head-on can see the little light (they are also up from the gorge at the end of this stopping for a rest), without waiting for me to sit down and quickly handed me a cup of tea: "drink of water, well take a rest!" - Share of genuine concern in a twinkling of an eye my impressed! Along the way people meet by chance, those warm and natural smile, as well as passing all together bits of Friendship Bay in mind, full of all moving ... ...
Postscript: From the TINA'S ride to the Shangri-la, half an hour on the back to bridge, think about the two-day head to a measured step by step over the tracks, quite a bit with emotion!
Travel Tip:
Transport: 11 people from the Lijiang Package Gold Cup car to bridge, 350 yuan, travel about a half an hour. TINA'S pack 2 from the bread to the Shangri-La, a total of 560 yuan, travel three and a half hours.
Accommodation: A total of 11 people Naxi Ya Club Lunch 100 yuan; HALFWAY stay at 15 yuan per person to eat dinner at about 12 yuan / person. TINA'S lunch for about 10 yuan / person.
Admission: 30 yuan. We from the bridge into the sat locals cars, each gave only 10 yuan.
Communication: Canyon which there is no cell phone signal in most places, contact too convenient.
Author: smileblue
