Hiking 318 | Walking to Tibet DAY20: 229 Road Class - Heni Township

2021.04.08

I felt a little cold when I woke up this morning. When I walked out of the room, I realized that it had snowed last night. I thought: Fortunately, Uncle Ren didn’t take me to this camping road, otherwise I might have frozen to death in the mountains😂

229 classes

Today’s journey is 29 kilometers in total. The scenery in the first half of the journey is so beautiful that it’s hard to walk. The valleys and hillsides after the snow, as well as the clouds lingering on the top of the mountain that refuse to disperse, form a stunning scene under the sunlight. An intoxicating scene.

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It wasn't until noon when I walked to a big rock that I realized why the scenery along the way was so beautiful. It turned out that I had been walking in the "Wulianghe National Wetland Park".

Later, I learned about the power of Wuliang River from a billboard on an observation deck. It is not only an important tributary of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but also has rich biological diversity. Several rare animals live here, such as black-necked cranes, Hot spring snakes, etc., but I didn’t see any of them. It turns out that Wulianghe Wetland is very large, and National Highway 318 only passes through its edge. These little elves must be hiding in places with fewer human footprints. Thinking of the picture of them living in their own paradise, I think it doesn’t matter whether I can see them with my own eyes or not.

Wulianghe Observation Deck

After passing the Wulianghe Observation Deck, we immediately entered the open Maoya Grassland. From a distance, we could see the outline of today's destination, Heni Village. It felt so close, but far away... 9 kilometers away.

On the way today, I met two car owners who took the initiative to invite me to take a ride. Because I was not very tired at the time and thought I could go for a walk, I declined their offer. By the time we got to around 3 pm, the sun had penetrated the clouds, and then the wind started to blow. I thought to myself: If I meet someone who actively invites me to ride in a car again, I will definitely jump on it right away.

Maybe it was because I was lucky and thought that a car would take the initiative to invite me to ride, so the last 9 kilometers felt very long, tiring and slow.

The advantage of not being in a car is that I have the opportunity to meet more people. Today I met a great person on the road (a weird one), who called himself: Billy, the Everest brother. He was riding a bicycle + trailer. He said he had been out for more than 600 days. Go east from Xinjiang, cross the northwest, and then southwest, take 318 to enter Tibet. His goal is to get a mountaineering certificate after arriving in Tibet, climb Mount Everest, and then become a mountaineering leader. He said he graduated with an English major and wanted to make money from foreigners.

Everest Brother Billy

But the first thing he said when he saw me was that he had a stomachache after cooking yesterday and had diarrhea for a day. He was very weak now and wanted to go to Heni Township for an injection😂

I happened to have medicine in my bag, so I gave him a few bags and made an appointment to stay at Uncle Soba's house that evening.

After arriving at Uncle Sobo's house, he said that he had no money to stay in a hotel, so he had to set up a tent in the yard and rest here for two or three days. In fact, I wanted to invite him to live in the house with me at that time, but thinking that he might have his own choices and hobbies, I didn't say anything. So he started to set up the tent, and I returned to the house.

It seems like I missed Huo Shaoyun

When I went to bed at night, I thought that he was still not feeling well, and I began to regret that I did not express my thoughts at that time. I felt that I was still a little indifferent and numb.

2021.04.09

Since I didn’t have time to write yesterday’s tweet, I decided to stay in Heni Township for a day today.

After getting up in the morning, I took the initiative to find Brother Everest and invited him to stay in the hotel together today. He said: When you go out, you need to be thick-skinned and be good at accepting the kindness of others. So we agreed to live in the house together today.

After having dinner together, he also played a few songs for us. The boss and the friends who came to stay today applauded.

When I first met Brother Everest, I felt that he was a bit strange, because he was a completely different person from me, and he was also a type of person I rarely see in my life.

But in just one day with him, I saw many shining qualities in him.

First of all, he is full of energy. Even when he is not feeling well, he is still full of energy. He sets up a tent, sleeps in the yard, cooks and shoots videos, and even sings to us. It doesn’t look like he is sick at all. .

The second is being brave, independent, and daring to live alone outdoors for so long. He is also very rich in survival skills and knowledge. When he talks, he feels like the kind of person who knows everything about astronomy and geography.

There is also the need to have goals, plans, and actions for your future.

Tomorrow I will team up with DQ, the friend I met today, to embark on a journey. Everyone I meet along the way is teaching me to grow. I also hope that Brother Everest can recover soon and see you again!