Road trip to Tibet , Day 7---cross over one and one mountains

Nice weather again~

Today ,we saw 2 real backpacker walk to Tibet , and 1 by bicycle ! I thought they should have many time! Although I ever thought I will cycling to Tibet , but now I think driving is better !

Guess what are we doing ? why we put the egg next to a hole ?
we are attracting marmots again ! Is here their home...town?

We arrived a snow mountain call Dongda Mountain(东达山), its altitude is 5170 m, is the most high place we reach in these days.
After took photos ,we felt too cold and run back to the car , our leader very nervous said "Don't run, Don't run!" Actually , he already remind us again and again about this , but we still ......

The weather is change again and again in one day , the morning so nice weather , but at the noon time , here is cloudy and snowing !

The weather change again ! That's because we cross over one and one mountains !

Below is the Nujiang 72 Corner, someone ever count , it actually have more than 100 corner. Every corner is a sharp turn, you must drive slowly to make safe .
From the entrance to the exit , you must drive over 2.5 hours, otherwise , the police will stay you for 1 hour cause you drive too fast !

One kind of local snacks , very big , I am not sure can I finish one by myself.

Road trip to Tibet , Day 6---Sisters Lakes

In Tibet , we saw the most are temples, many kinds of temples, some are big , some are small like this , just for the village people, but also exquisite ! Just the door, you can find many details on it , if you get a deep research on it , maybe you can find many stories.

This temple named 贡嘎郎吉岭寺，just a site where we rest , no tourist here , is graceful.

Inside the door , the temple main building .

Left the temple, we go on our trip . Here our next stop , a very high mountain, altitude is over 4600 m, with strong wind.

At the right top of below picture , there are 2 lakes , call sister lake, if you see it on top , they are similar, and looks like glasses .

Actually , today is snow , and I was the most exciting one, cause in my hometown with no snow in any season !

We arrived the side of the Sister Lakes, they are ice lake , I want to stand on it !

Road Trip to Tibet , DAY 5---Daocheng Yading(稻城亚丁)

Few years ago, I heard the name Daocheng Yading , it's so beautiful in Autumn ! I plan to travel at that time , choose between Vietnam and Daocheng Yading , at the end , I choose Vietnam, so Daocheng Yading keep in my travel list in these few years, today , finally I arrive here ! finish one more target !

From our hotel , walk to the park entrance just around 10 min., we wake up early today , and get ready our lunch , chocolate, dextrose, Oxygen cylinder . We have a long hiking on the high altitude hill today , must make sure safe !

Let's go !

From the entrance to the hiking track need to take the shuttle bus , around 1 hour, a long distance !

A temple on top there , if you thing you have enough energy , you can climb up . But our target is The Milk Lake and The Five Color Lake , so we just pass it !

Chonggu grasslands(冲古草甸), it should be more beautiful in Autumn, the grasses grow up , herd and herd cattle are enjoying their time here ! When I came was in Spring ,but I feel that still beautiful , at least , not so much tourist then I can pay more attention on the view !

This is a holy mountain for local people, name Yangmaiyong(央迈勇).

The houses made by stones and very small.

The road is not good to walk , we walk around 10 min. and need to take a rest ! That is more harder to hike at the high Altitude than the normal place .

We decide to have lunch first , next to the rubbish bin !

A ring around the sun !

In front of us , have separate to two road , one is keep walk straight , the other one need to walk a long and high stairs , when we see that , we decide to go straight with no hesitate !

Stairs, Stairs , Stairs ......Keep walking , we can do it !

Finally , we arrive the Milk Lake . What a great view in front of us ! Although we are very tied ,but when we see this , all worth !

Cheers !!! For us arrive the top ! For us didn't drink any dextrose, didn't use the oxygen cylinder to arrive the top! Cheers these dextrose !!!

Road trip to Tibet, Day 4---Walk to Tibet ~

Lake Tsoka(措卡湖), is a holy lake for the local people, and also a secret site , not many people will come here .
In legend ,the water in this lake available to heal disease ,blind eyes ,broken bones ,that's why it treat as a holy lake , but of cause ,it just legend.
Fishing is not allow here , so the fish feel free and not afraid people.

The water is so green and clean, I like this lake very much !

Behind the lake ,is a temple. The temples in Tibet all so magnificent, even in a small village.

The National Highway 318, Peng said he must come here , I ask why, they said all the people who walk and cycling to Tibet are via this road , and Litang(理塘) ,ever was the highest city around the world , and A big 318 Logo here , many people will take photo here .

Our lunch , a local Hot pot , these days , we would try best to have some local food if we can, otherwise , when we come back home , maybe have no chance to eat.

Really a good place to take photos with these flats ! It can kill many storage in your camera !

Walk to Tibet, already black like an African !

We arrived a very high mountain ! The altitude is 4696 m, someone feel headache again, I am still feeling well , but after a small run , I also feel earache .(Remind, don't run at the high altitude area, it's dangerous , even you are very healthy !)

Strong wind ,and the lake still some ice cover .

After dinner , we go through a very dark and narrow road drive to the hill, in this environment of cause need to talk some scare story , our leader driving the car and keep asking us stop !

Why we drive to the hill at night ? see below ! In order to take this photo, we almost catch a cold !but it worth !