That year, Sichuan entered and Qingdang came out in a different way - the adventure of the old Jetta in Tibet with more than 200,000 kilometers

Today is May 27, 2020, and the 2020 Everest Height Survey Team successfully reached the summit. When I opened the photo of my trip to Everest Base Camp, the date was May 25, 2012. It was such a close date [heehee]. Looking through the photos, I can't help but recall that year, my first time in Tibet... Can the bed in Litang, a high city in the world, turn by itself? Mang Kang, the Taiwanese girl who was chased back by the police on a motorcycle, did they let you go into hiding? Rumei, my license plate was lost just like that... Tongmai is a natural hazard, and besides the rain, there is also engine oil... (ps. Who said the gum repair leak, I promise not to hit you [rolls eyes]) Namtso , Tibetan brother, you clearly helped up the motorcycle, why did you sit back on the ground again? Shigatse, you all have withdrawn, then I’ll go to the Everest base camp alone... In Nanmulin, it’s boring to just go in and out of the river. My Jetta is also going to the Great Northern Line! Shenzha, there was a loud noise, and it actually bottomed out again at the pass in northern Tibet at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. The car fell apart, was it all covered with parts? Why did a river appear? ! I will never forget the fact that my buttocks were slowly soaked by water, and the water surging back and forth in the cockpit... Selincuo, private venue, listening to the sound of waves alone, eating the most luxurious road meal alone... . The Great Northern Line turns out to be really a two-way 36-lane road, but unfortunately it is all gravel road... It is a bit endless, so I will simply share it with everyone, and it will also be a record for myself. [Hehe]

The old Jetta with 200,00 kilometers

Meili Snow Mountain in the fog

Ranwu Lake in the snow

Pa Longzangbo River

This is also the Sichuan-Tibet Line

Bomi Peach Blossom

Lingzhi Jiangnan

Sunset on Namtso Tashi Peninsula

Namtso and Nyenchen Tangla

Yamtok and Manitui

Yamtok and Jetta

Everest and Jetta There was so little snow on Mount Everest that year that it didn’t look good

Mount Everest base camp now does not allow self-driving cars to enter!

Jiagang Snow Mountain When I was driving with my feet soaked in stagnant water, I suddenly saw you and really wanted to cry. I think that’s what loneliness feels like!

Selincuo had such a feast that his lips were already chapped

Thirty-six lanes in both directions on the Dabei Line

Return to the Qinghai-Tibet Line

< p>The main members of this trip were my wife, my brother, and I. He had something to do in Lhasa and returned early. Later, my sister and her friends joined us, but they also returned early to Shigatse. Then I will be left alone to go to Mount Everest, Northern Tibet, the Great Northern Line, the Qinghai-Tibet Line, and return to Beijing, riding a bicycle alone and seeking defeat alone [smirk]. Influenced by pop songs, my daughter also shouted, "I want to go to Tibet." But she was only 5 years old at the time, and I really didn't dare to take the risk. Fortunately, I finally took my daughter to Tibet in 2018 and took the Xinjiang-Tibet Line from Ngari to Kashgar, fulfilling her previous wish. If you are interested, please click on my ID to enjoy.

On May 5, we set off at 4:45 in the morning and headed straight to Xi'an. The whole journey was silent and we arrived in the evening.

The 9-year-old Jetta has a total mileage of 202,668km at this time

In time for the weekend, I brought my wife, daughter and mother-in-law with me yesterday to visit the ancient capital of Xi'an. Then they went their separate ways. [Hehe] Today we visited the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the ancient city wall, the Bell and Drum Tower, Muslim Street, etc. Since we were just passing by, I won’t go into details here.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses, a miracle in human history

biangbiang face

The ancient city wall is much better protected than Beijing!

The night scene in Xi'an is quaint and rich

We sent my wife and the others to Xianyang Airport in the morning before we officially set off. The high-speed tunnel passing through the Qinling Mountains is more than ten kilometers long and is breathtaking. It was getting dark when we arrived in Chengdu. After checking in, we took a stroll around Jinli. Although I was mentally prepared, this snack was really spicy! I could barely eat some, but my wife and brother didn't dare to use their chopsticks.

Crossing the Qinling Mountains

Jinli is spicy! [Angry] Rushing with a burning head

Today we officially set foot on the long-awaited Sichuan-Tibet line. The road conditions were very bad at that time, and we were not in a hurry. We only reached Kangding on the first day in Sichuan-Tibet. On the way, I stopped at Luding Bridge, but unexpectedly I got my first ticket of the trip. After parking for only 5 minutes, the car was marked with a sticker [crying] and no one was there. Remember that the note said to handle it somewhere the next day, so go to tnnd and forget about it.

It’s swollen. I remember it was taken in front of the Erlangshan Tunnel

Luding Bridge

Construction can be stopped at any time

Live in Kangding Paoma Liuliu On the mountain...

This day’s route is not worth learning from, this is what I thought later. At that time, I thought that since I was in the Tibetan area, I would take my time to see it. I found out that there is a Mugecuo in the north of Kham and went there. The ticket was quite expensive, more than a hundred, because including the bus ticket, it is not close from the parking lot to the lake on the top of the mountain. . The lake is beautiful, but it’s not worth the price, especially when we arrived in Tibet. Every mistake on the Great Northern Line is free! This lake may be prepared for Chengdu people to go on outings.

Mugecuo

Mugecuo

Red Rock Beach

Mugecuo

From Mugecuo It was already afternoon when the measures came out. Maybe deep down in my heart, I didn’t want to take the ordinary path. So I walked through Sichuan and Tibet, but I never walked through the first pass of Zheduo Mountain.

I don’t know how many times I enlarged the map at that time. Anyway, I didn’t drive to Kangding County, but went in the opposite direction to the north of Mugecuo. The map showed that we could also go to Xindu Bridge and Tagong Grassland.

Unknown roadside, few people and cars

Wild lake on the roadside

When we were approaching the top of the mountain, there was such a lake with the name Red Sea written on it. Now from the map Still can't find it. This may be the pass of the same mountain range as Zheduo Mountain on the Sichuan-Tibet Line, but the altitude is higher, more than 4,000 meters. Very unexpectedly, the high reaction came quickly at this moment! I hurriedly took a few photos and hurried down the mountain, but I didn’t see what the pass was called.

The altitude sickness is coming

The road sign at the crossroads at the foot of the mountain

That was the first time I felt the power of altitude sickness. I felt dizzy and exhausted, but the road sign said to go to the tower. The public grassland is more than 40 kilometers away. I got off the car and went to the Tibetan shop at the intersection to ask for directions. If I wanted to take a shortcut, I could just go to Xinduqiao instead of Tagong. I remember that I could hardly stand anymore and kept wanting to squat down. The fellow showed me the way to Xinduqiao. I wanted my brother-in-law to back the car a little bit, but unexpectedly, his hands were too wet and it fell into the gutter. There was only a crunching sound, and the right rear wheel was on the hardened road shoulder. I endured my discomfort and got into the car, turned left and drove forward, letting him push me from behind, and tried several times to get out of trouble. The high-reflection area is a little better. It was originally called Jiangba Village.

Jiangba Village

Pagoda on the roadside

When the sky was getting dark, we finally arrived at Xinduqiao Town. hateful! The guest room is actually on the second floor! At that time, I really didn't even care about the gap of a few meters [laughing] I forced myself to eat something and buy medicine at the pharmacy, maybe Rhodiola rosea. It seemed like there was also a tank of oxygen? But it seems to have been useless. Because I was confused by the rumor that inhaling oxygen can be addictive! Thinking about it, I feel deeply hurt. The altitude of Xinduqiao is only about 3600, right? ! Why such a big reaction? Later, I thought about maybe walking too much in the Mugecuo Scenic Area and getting tired. Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult and I fell asleep.

There seems to be no high-reaction feeling in the morning, but hey, I overestimated myself again.

The hateful second floor was taken in the morning. How could I still have the energy to take photos yesterday...

Looking back, the time planned at that time was really bad. Yesterday, we shouldn’t have gone to Mugecuo, we shouldn’t have stayed in Xinduqiao, but we should have moved on to Yajiang County. The altitude is only over 2,000 meters, so it’s very comfortable. But today we should not live in Litang, we should move forward to live in Batang, which is also a very comfortable place. However, this is not the case. So that night in Litang, I experienced a life-and-death reaction, and I must have brought it upon myself. [Cry loudly]

Xinduqiao

Xinduqiao is a paradise for photography, you have to take pictures. But later I realized that I didn’t have the eyesight to see heaven. So I was quite unhappy at the time and felt that my reputation was in vain. I wandered around for half a morning and didn't take any good pictures. I can comfort myself that I took the photo. Then you can move forward with peace of mind. I remember that not far from Xindu Bridge, we started to climb the mountain. The road surface had not yet hardened and it was a muddy road that was difficult to walk on.

This temple is quite far from the road, and I admire the fact that I found such a small corner

Farewell to Xindu Bridge

Gaoer Temple Mountain

I had thought about staying in Yajiang, but it was just after noon, I remember it was around two o'clock, and I was a little reluctant. Yesterday, the car made an abnormal noise when it came out of the drainage ditch. I spent dozens of dollars to check it in Yajiang, but couldn't find out the reason, but at least it's not a big problem. We've walked through the small county town. It's a waste of time to stay here, so let's go straight ahead! Isn’t it just over a hundred kilometers to Litang? ! tnnd, how did I know at that time that there was no good road in these more than 100 kilometers, and most of them were above 4,000 meters above sea level! Little did we know that this journey cost us six or seven hours!

Advance to Litang

As soon as we left Yajiang and started climbing the mountain, the water temperature in the car began to rise. This is not a good sign. It seems that the dust along the way was too thick and the radiator was blocked. And there happens to be a water pipe on the roadside that can flush the car. It seems to be 10 yuan a time, which shows that flushing the water tank here has become the norm.

Since I can take pictures, the road conditions are not too bad

The plateau meadows have not turned green yet

Six-character mantra

The white car in the morning It's already like this, what have you experienced?

Cycling in Sichuan and Tibet

Overlooking Litang

Looking back on this afternoon, in view of the heavy traffic on the passenger side, and the gravel roads, winding mountain roads, and potholes throughout the journey roads, so I was basically driving alone. The journey was bumpy and swerving all the way, and I didn't dare to rest in the middle for fear of wasting time. I was really exhausted when I arrived in Litang. Litang, with an altitude of 4,015 meters, is a nightmare for every Sichuan-Tibet tourist. I don’t want to live here. How about going to Daocheng? As we headed south from Litang over the mountains, the sky began to darken, and it seemed inevitable to drive at night, but the road conditions were unknown, and my physical strength was exhausted to the limit. what to do? ! After struggling for a while, I followed the sunset back to Litang. There is no other way, just sleep here!

Finally arrived

The hotel I am staying in seems to be called Potala Hotel, just listen. But I don't care about that anymore. I don’t remember how I got to the room. I only remember that the bed beneath me was spinning, bumping, turning sharply, or a combination of the above, and slamming towards me. Feeling dizzy and overwhelmed. I didn’t eat a single bite of the noodles my brother-in-law packed back.

I don’t remember whether I fell asleep or not, I just remember that it was an extremely uncomfortable night.