Sunday, August 23, 2009

Gorgeous Xiling Mountain, Saturday August 22

秀美的西灵, August 22

The journey to Xiling Mountain was quite long. It seemed forever that our minibus steered along the winding mountain road. Three and a half hours later we were finally at the foot of the mountain.
去西灵的路很漫长, 全部是弯曲的山路, 好在我们的司机技术娴熟. 三个半小时后我们到达了山脚下.

Soon we were in a forest of white birch trees. It felt very comfortable that our feet stepped on soft and loose soil.
开始上山. 很长的时间, 我们都是穿行在白桦林里的小径上.



Often we saw mushrooms growing from under the trees.
脚下的泥土松软, 不时能看到有蘑菇长在路边树下.

This one happened to be growing on the trail and was knocked down accidently.
这一个长在小路上了, 不小心被人碰倒了.

We entered a wood of red birch trees as we ascended. And then, firs (杉树) covered the mountainsides near the top. Look at these lovely fir cones.
再上升, 是红桦林. 快到山顶时, 我们就穿行在杉树林里了.

抬眼看, 白云团团, 漂浮在洁净湛蓝的天空, 映衬着青青挺拔的杉树. 心情好多了.

Still, high mountain meadows were on the mountain top. This season the meadows were bursting with all kinds of flowers.
鞍部和山顶, 照例是高山草甸. 这个季节的花儿在竞相盛开. 由于昼夜温差的加大, 草叶的顶部已经开始变色. 秋天在临近.




Xiling, it is like a paradise to me.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Adventure Trip to Xiaowutai Mountains

Itinerary: 小五台西台-三岔-中台-南台-隧道口

我们在从南台下撤至隧道口时迷路了,领队不认路,带路的子弹大哥因为大雾可能恐慌而找不出正确的路了。同时迷路的还有大山队的几个人。
然后在黑漆漆的夜里等后队,等了好久。我们的后队还收了大山队的两个人,一男孩一女孩,他们不认路,也已经联系不上领队,他们真够幸运。

夜里很冷,山里风大,大雾中头灯也看不清多远。当时我就想,回去一定告诉阿猫,不要参加小五连穿了!
黑夜中硬撑着不能睡着!最大的威胁就是冷!那时穿羽绒服都不会热。——所以,保暖的衣服很重要!饿一天不会饿死,但那样的晚上,冻一晚,冻死的可能性不是没有。幸好没有下雨。

后来还是小山羊(他是大山队的领队)找到另一个老驴友(典工?),那位驴友对那一带非常熟悉,来接应我们下去了——其实我们离终点很近了。当地的警车也在等候,把我们全部带回上车,已经是第二天早上5点多了。所以我们是昨天上午到家的。

哈哈,平安回来啦!

教训就是:大强度的活动,不排除滞留山上的可能,带一件棉衣至关重要!

只顾走山了,没照几张PP。
On the way to South Peak.


The third from left, is me.