May 23, 2022: Litang to Heni Township, about 55 kilometers
Today’s difficulty is not high, there are no big slopes, all are gentle ups and downs.
The alarm clock rang at 7 o’clock, I checked the weather on my phone, the temperature was 4 degrees, no rain.
I rested relatively early and well yesterday, at 8 o’clock I packed up my things and went down for breakfast, a bowl of porridge for 5 yuan, a steamer of buns for 10 yuan.
Set off around half past eight.
After riding for a few minutes, I saw the West City Gate of Litang, a popular check-in spot.
The scenery along the way is very good today.
Although it’s sunny, the altitude here is 4000 meters, if the clouds block the sun, it’s still quite cold without sunlight.
The scenery along this road is basically characterized by: distant snow-capped mountains, nearby grasslands.
Road sign, at kilometer 3139 of National Highway 318, it has been very clean along the way.
Wulang River, it’s a bit far from the 318, so I didn’t go to see it.
I didn’t take too many photos on both sides of this road, the left side is actually a stream and grassland, the scenery is very good, there are many yaks, next time I ride the Sichuan-Tibet line, I want to buy a 360-degree action camera to take more pictures.
This picture is clearer, yaks and grassland.
There are about 2 kilometers to Uncle Suo Bo’s place, and I have seen many marmots on both sides of the road here, especially on the right side, some are afraid of people and run very fast.
Arriving at today’s stop: Uncle Suo Bo’s Inn on the left side of the road.
I calculated that I set off at half past eight today and arrived at half past twelve, taking 4 hours.
Entrance to Uncle Suo Bo’s Inn
The place to stay, the first floor is bunk beds, the second floor is standard rooms.
The small house on the far left is the canteen, someone will come to call for dinner after 6 o’clock in the evening.
My friend and I stayed in a standard room on the second floor, the environment is good, the uncle is very nice, as soon as we finished packing up, the uncle brought a pot of hot water to our room.
When I went downstairs to make instant noodles, I saw a group photo on the wall taken by Nicholas Tse last year when he was here for “The Taste of the People.”
The scenery in the courtyard is very good.
Canteen
Distant Snow Mountain
Inn Large Picture
Dinner was called at around 6 o’clock in the evening, then went to the canteen to eat.
Original flavor: Yak meat stewed with potatoes
It’s not yet 7 o’clock after dinner.
A picture of Heni Township at 7 o’clock, need to rest early today, and ride more than 100 kilometers tomorrow.
Taken this afternoon, the whole face is still swollen, especially the mouth, it’s too miserable, almost like a local.
Tomorrow: Heni Township to Batang, come on.