Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Trip to Inner Mongolia, July 24 -26, 2009

此行主要去了三个地方:岗更湖、贡格尔草原和达里诺尔湖。

We began our journey at 8pm Friday evening. This is our travelling bus.
The bus running in the dark and we all fell asleep soon. I remember that the sky was all red when I opened my eyes once - it must be the time when the sun was rising, but I fell back to my sleep again.

When I finally awoke, I was amazed! We were in a wonderland!

Our bus running fast. Out of the window was wide, open green land under the cover of the clear blue sky and magnificent clouds. On the land small grass growing like a carpet. Little dewdrops shining on the tips of grass blades and the morning sun cast light and shadows on the air, as if the lightest mist was rising.

Gang Geng Lake
Gonger Grassland
Sunflower Field
Me at the lake. I need to learn how to pose naturally next time. :)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

又去海坨了!

今天跟的是绿野的达达驴队,走的阎家坪。玩得很开心。回程司机绕道沙城,车沿着白河,两侧的山、平原,一路风景优美。白河堡水库很大的一片水,很美。在此感谢达达驴 - 上山时还帮我背了东西。

海坨山顶的草甸上有很多这样的小花。

Thursday, July 09, 2009

Trip to Xiaowutai Mountains - 小五台山

Last Friday at 8:30pm, we left Beijing for Xiaowutai Mountains, which are the highest mountains in Hebei Province. We arrived at about 12pm and then slept in a rough and crude room in the small village at the foot of the mountains.

We got up early the next morning, and started off to the mountains after breakfast, carrying our heavy backpack.It was the first time that I went hiking with heavy load. My back felt sore soon and finally in the afternoon we reached our campsite at the altitude of 2,200 meters.

I took a walk along the mountainside with a friend, and took some pictures of the high mountain flowers. The mountains are very magnificent. All the mountainsides were covered in trees and wildflowers.
The mountains are famous for this golden flower, which is also a member of the Buttercup family.
That night when I was lying in my tent, how I missed home! and my tears came out:(. The phone had no signals in the mountains, and we would have to walk many many hours to be out.I was worried my daughter, she insisted staying at home and not going to her grandma's.