August 12th, 2006 | categorizilation: all categories,China
Todayโs Distance / ไปๆฅใฎ่ตฐ่ก่ท้ข๏ผ104km
Time on bike / ่ตฐ่กๆ้๏ผ7h 46m
Average speed / ๅนณๅ้ๅบฆ๏ผ13.4km/h
Total distance to date / ็พๅจใพใงใฎ็ฉ็ฎ่ท้ข๏ผ761.4km
Altitude gain: 1300mย
English Summary:ย Big day with big rewards including free dinner and a beaut spot to camp on some Kazakh’s land. The ride from Urumqi to Heavenly Lake is a killer, but very worth it. Plan to arrive late to avoid the crowds. I arrived just before dark (9:30pm). Needed to get out of the city while waiting for my Kyrgyz visa.
ไธญๅฝใซใฏใใฃใใๆฏ่ฒใใใใพใใ!ๅคฉๆฑ ใจใใใจใใใซใใใพใใ!ใปใ!
ๆ ้คจใใงใใฎใฏๆ7:30ใงใใใๆๆๆฅใซใญใซใฎในใฎใใถใๅใใซใพใ็้ญฏๆจๆใซๆปใใชใใจใใใชใใใฉใ2ๆฅ้ใใฎ็บใซใใใใชใใใจใใๆใใใใใฆ็้ญฏๆจๆใฎๅใซใใๅคฉๆฑ ใธๅใใใพใใใ่ท้ขใฏ็้ญฏๆจๆใใ110kmใๆจ้ซใฏ2000mใชใฎใงใ็้ญฏๆจๆใใไธใใฃใฆใใพใ็ปใฃใใใๅ่จ1300mใ็ปใใชใใจใใใพใใใงใใใ๏ผๆฅใงใคใใใคใใชใใใจใใๆกไปถใงใใใ
ๅ็ใงใใใใพใใใ๏ผๆฅใงใชใใจใ็ใใพใใใๅคๆฎใ็ดๅใฎ9:30ใซ็ใใพใใใใใใใไปๆฅใฎไธปๅฝนใฏๅคฉๆฑ ใงใฏใชใใฆใ้ไธญใงๅบ้ขใฃใใซใถใในใฟใณใฎไบบใ ใงใใใ็้ญฏๆจๆใซๅคใใฆใฃใผใฐใซๆใใปใจใใฉใใชใใฆใๅคฉๆฑ ใใๆตใใๅทใฎๅดใงใฆใซใใงไฝใไบบใใกใฏๅจไธญๅฝใซใถใๆใงใใใจใซใใใใใใไบบใ ใงใใ
ใใใใใใณใฐใงใใใ7ๆใใใซ่ นใๆธใใพใใใๆธใใใใงใใใใใใชใใๆธใใจ่ช็ถใจ้ฃในใใจใใใๆขใๅงใใพใใ็งใๆขใๅบใใใฎใฏใฆใซใใฎใใฐใฎ้ฃๅฆใฃใฝใๅฐๆใงใใใ
<ใใใงใใญใฏใใใพใใใ>ใจ็งใ่ใใพใใใ
<ใใกใใใใพใใใใใใง้ฃในใฆใใ ใใ!>ใจๅฐๆใฎใๅงใใใใ
ใใใใใใญ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใใใจใใ่ฒกๅธใๅบใใฆใ<ใใใใงใใ>ใจ็งใ่ใใใใ
<ใใใใ่ฆใใชใใ!่ฆใใชใ!>ใจใ
ใธ?
ใใใงใใใใพใใใใใใฏ้ฃๅฆใงใฏใชใใฆใๆฎ้ใฎๅฎถๅบญใงใใใใซใถใๆใฎๅชใใใซๆๅใใชใใๅคฉๆฑ ใธๅใใใพใใใ
ใใใฆๅคใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใฆใๅคฉๆฑ ใซ่ฟใฅใใใจใใใไบบใๅใใใใ้ฆฌใซไนใฃใฆใใฃใฆๆฅใฆใใใงใฏใชใใใใฉใใไปไบใใๅธฐใฃใฆๆฅใฆใใๆงๅญใใใใๅใ่ฆใใใใใ
<ใใช!You speak English? I speak little English.>ใจๆใใใซ้ ๆใฃใฆใใใใใซๅใใใๅคงๅฃฐใง่จใ ใ
ใจๅใใ
<ใใฎ็ดใใใกใชใใ!ใซใถใ้ฆฌใใจใฃใฆใๅผทใใใใฎๅผทใใฟใใฆใใ!>ใจ่จใใใใ็ดใ็งใฎใปใใธใปใใๆใใใใใ็ดใใคใใใจใใฎใซใถใไบบใ้ฆฌใๅใใใ็ตๅฑ3kmใปใฉใฎไธใๅๅใๅผใฃๅผตใใพใใใใจใฆใ้ฝๆฐใชใคใใงใใใใกใใฃใจ้ ่ญใใฃใใใ
ใใใฆๅคฉๆฑ ใฏ้้ใใชใใใใใงใใไธใใ็ธๅฝใใคใใฃใใงใใใฉใใใฅใผใธใผใฉใณใใฎๆฏ่ฒใไธๅใใใใช็พใใใงใใใ
Hey Rob
I just wrote you an email at gmail. It looks like a beautiful campspot!!
That indeed looks much more heavenly than being in a city!
that is a freakin cool camel
The scenery reminds me of the Mckenzie country. Absolutely stunning! A couple of questions: are there any restrictions as far as camping goes, and do the camels just run wild in the country-side?