Travel Notes | Sichuan-Tibet Cycling——day1-2

 

Day1 Chengdu - Ya'an July 21st 132.5KM

Leaving the Land of Abundance, we begin a long journey. Once we leave the city, we can see groups of riding friends. They are so vast, and the road is full of ashes. Bah, bah, bah... I hum, hum, ride, passing groups of teams. ah.

A certain man’s photography skills need to be improved

Clear the stopwatch and hit the road

The first day was not very difficult, it was just a big road. Everyone rode according to the route written on the road. It would not be wrong to follow the big group when you don’t know the road. I just had hot pot the night before, and I haven’t ridden a bike for a few days, especially since I added a backpack, so I wasn’t in any good shape at first.

I need a little flower to boost my morale

Where to go? The mouse said it would be better to go to the right.

Let’s not worry about it for now. I’m a foodie. Try the watermelon at the intersection.

In the afternoon, Mouzi looked at the navigation on his mobile phone and insisted on taking me to a small road, saying it was closer than the road book. Well, his sense of direction is indeed very accurate. It took us 1 hour less than the average person and rode 33 kilometers to reach Ya'an.

But when I was riding on the trails, my heart was broken and I didn’t have any riding friends.

anyone there

About to collapse...

Fortunately, there is a small restaurant, lunch at 14:36 ​​pm

Eat meat, the long journey has just begun

Arrive at Ya'an City at nearly six o'clock

How to take it! No support!

One more piece

Here’s one for the male protagonist too~ He must have been young at that time

After the earthquake, nothing could be seen in Ya'an. It was a quiet and peaceful town. Mouse met his female netizen here, which made me very unhappy. He said that he wanted to have a deeper understanding of minority culture because the other party was from the Qiang ethnic group. Nonsence!

 

Day2 Ya’an—Tianquan—Xingou

Coming out of Ya'an is National Highway 318. I rode to Tianquan in the morning. This section started to climb. The road was narrow. Large trucks and cycling teams were densely packed on the rugged mountain road. The height of the tires of the trucks was just the same when we were riding on the truck. . A young man overtook a car in a crooked way and almost hit me. It was an obvious rookie behavior. Sure enough, this kid didn't slow down when going downhill and fell directly in front of me. It was quite scary to see it with my own eyes. Fortunately, both the front and rear cars slowed down at that time, otherwise they would have crushed him to death... This scene scared me to the point where I was sweating, rat. Tell me, ride at your own pace, don’t race with others, and keep a safe distance. In fact, his original words were to cherish life and stay away from rookies.

Buy Red Bull, a must-have drink in Sichuan and Tibet

Climb up the hill, climb up the hill, kill a Chinese character in seconds

The tension in the morning ended when Tianquan had lunch.

After dinner, you can go to the hospital opposite for convenience, but the conditions behind it are not good.

After Tianquan, it is mainly downhill. On the right side of the road is the beautiful Qingyi River. As its name suggests, the river is an emerald-green river flowing along the canyon, and it also accompanies us on our beautiful journey.

Qingyi River, please ignore the scumbag pixels from five years ago

What is the purpose of cycling? It is to hone your will and get to know more beautiful scenery at the same time. I believe that the scenery ahead must be even more magnificent and breathtaking.

However, you still have to be careful on the road ahead.

Landslides are beginning to occur. In Sichuan, danger is always present.

Going uphill gently, even the big trucks can only groan as they pass by.

Sichuan-Tibet classic graffiti

In the afternoon we arrived at Xingou, a small village at the bottom of the mountain. We had no choice. There were several hotels converted from local people's own houses, with simple beds for 50 yuan per person.

This is a stubborn dog

A young lady like me must be popular~

The first hotel in Xingou was full, so we went to the second hotel. There was no one else, only two cyclists sitting at the door waiting for their teammates. A fate sprouted from here. They are the captain and the child, and there are two teammates behind them. The four of them are students from Dalian Maritime, some are already working and some have not yet graduated. They are from the Dalian Lingfeng Cycling Team. It was getting dark as we chatted, and the cyclists who had finished dinner gathered in small groups to chat and wash their cars. Here, it began to feel like "on the road".

This is called "Bobo Chicken"

The male protagonist looks like this in one day

Almost all the people riding in Sichuan-Tibet are boys, and there are very few girls. The big brother from the maritime industry came out wearing underwear after taking a shower. Unfortunately, I saw him. I didn’t expect that he was more embarrassed than me, so he was so scared that he quickly used his clothes to block it. , so I nicknamed him "Shy Brother". Later I discovered that Shy Brother is not shy at all, he is simply a prodigal! ! ! Starting from Ya'an, I have been hooking up with girls, girls, aunts and uncles, regardless of age.

Real photo of Shy Brother~ Don’t worry, let’s see the breakdown next time~~~