In 2021, the epidemic is still there. After experiencing this disaster, we will learn to remember, commemorate, and be grateful; at the same time, we will also learn to move forward with more cherishment!

It is also because of the epidemic that I cannot travel abroad in the short term or even a few years; and the place I want to go most in China is the desert. Yes, I think everyone has painted a picture of "the lonely smoke in the desert" in their hearts. Behind this picture is loneliness, thickness and open-mindedness. I want to see it, leave a footprint in the desert, and then be buried by the sand blowing over without seeing any traces.

So, in Tengger, I hiked for the first time, entered the desert for the first time, camped in the wild for the first time, saw the sacred tree that lived for three hundred years for the first time, and saw the Milky Way for the first time...

The desert is in a three-no state, and the strategy can only be applied to the city. There is no hiking experience, let alone desert hiking experience, so you can only choose to go with a group. We chose a niche LXT during the May 1st period, 4800 yuan per person excluding round-trip air tickets. They will gather in Yinchuan and depart, and return to Yinchuan and then go their separate ways. There are 20 people in the group, with 2 local guides + scarecrow part-time team leader. 1, and the other four local logistics staff, who are mainly responsible for providing food, hot water, and logistics support in the desert. Avoid review of travel notes, however, more information on this group is omitted.

Tengri, here I come

The collection is presented, traveling for 5 days, but the actual time in the desert is only 3 days. Day1 Arrived at Yinchuan Airport at 7:00 p.m. Yinchuan is not big so you can take a taxi directly to the hotel, or you can choose to take the airport bus. The fare is 20 yuan per person, and the bus departs at a fixed time. You can see the ticket sales and consultation when you leave the airport exit. After arriving at the hotel, check in and immediately participate in the pre-departure gathering, and formally meet with the team leader and tour guide. They will briefly introduce the travel itinerary, precautions, local traditions and taboos, and distribute essential supplies for the desert. Everyone’s landing time is different. It doesn’t matter if you can’t catch up with this link. The team leader and tour guide will definitely find time to introduce you individually. (The hotel is included in the package. I stayed at the Kyriad Hotel. The environment is not bad. It should be regarded as a relatively good hotel in the local area. The room includes breakfast)

On the first day, the weather was cloudy, and what I felt was the vastness and seriousness of the desert as far as eye can see, but it was also a little depressing. The next day, the sky suddenly opened up, and the yellow of the desert and the blue of the sky blended together at the end of the field of vision, which made people want to shout loudly. On the third day, the weather continued to be fine, and we came to the oasis in the desert, and saw the lake in the desert, it was really like a fairyland.

Anyway, the desert has no boundaries, let us put aside the time, and the photos are completely mixed

As a large animal, camels are actually very cute at close range, and it is indeed much easier to travel with them. It's just that each person can only sit for a few kilometers. It is said that a camel is worth 20,000 yuan. Still have to pay attention, try not to startle the camel when taking pictures, after all, if a large creature makes it unhappy, the consequences will be very serious.

The sun pulls our shadows very long

The stretching sand ridges record the direction of the wind, which is the best proof of time passing through this desert.

This is the sacred tree that has lived in the desert for hundreds of years. There is no water source for hundreds of miles. Intricately coiled roots underground.

The group photo before departure, the wind is so strong, the weather is so cold, we covered it tightly, haha. The wind in the desert is really strong, and the temperature difference between day and night is also big!

Living in my comfort zone for too long, I couldn't take a shower after a day of wind and sand on the first night. After washing my face with limited hot water, I was desperate to be blown by sand again. When I first entered the desert, the wind was very strong, the weather was cloudy, cold and dry, and my nose was running wildly. To be honest, I really regretted the first night. I asked myself what I was spending so much money for, because after a day of wind and sand, I had to set up a tent in the wind and sand at night and couldn’t wash well. I slept in the tent and listened to the huge noise outside. The sound of the wind still worries about whether the tent will be blown apart at night... After returning to the city and talking with everyone, I found that this is not just my feeling, many people have retreated

But humans are really adaptable creatures. On the third day, we can basically adapt to 60%-70%; when we put up the tent, there was no wind and we even felt happy.

On the first day of the picnic lunch, I was still worried about where there was a clean place to sit. Later, I sat on the ground in the desert, chewing bread, blowing sand into my mouth, and eating cucumbers wrapped in sand. The sand coexisted peacefully. In the itinerary, "direction finding the mailbox" is arranged, let us find the direction in the desert, find the mailbox and deliver the postcard. We found it in 40 minutes, and it turned out to be a group of people with high IQ.

About a month after I came back, I finally received the postcard from Mr. Chen in the desert (I was not allowed to read it at the time), and then I saw the only 12 characters... and cried. After sending it back from thousands of kilometers, there are only 12 characters, which is much shorter than the address. Why. . . But I still understand it, and I'm glad I lost the game.

The off-road vehicle took us across the desert in the desert.

the end of the desert

A touch of coolness in the desert

At the end of the trip, I arranged to go to Wu Xiangrong's Desert Tree. I thought it was a very boring project, and it was just to add value to the trip at the end, but after listening to it, I really felt ashamed of my ignorance and shallowness. There are really such a group of people who abandon the original easy way of life and choose to repeat one thing day after day in this desert. There is nothing that should be taken for granted, but someone is carrying the burden for us. Wu Xiangrong, a speech. The best time for planting trees is very short every year. They live in the desert for a whole month in order to catch up with the time, and sometimes even plant trees in sandstorms. Plants in the desert are also extremely tough. The kind we plant is called Red Stick (Desert Girl). Plants in the desert grow roots first and then branches. In a year, its roots will grow to 6 times its branches. As long as the roots are deep enough, it will grow branches and leaves.

There is no easy thing in the world. A small sapling in the desert is struggling to take root. It dare not continue to grow branches and leaves until the root grows to 6 times the length of the branch. But just like a tree, you can live by doing it!

In the end, the tour group arranged a bonfire party and fireworks. After walking for more than ten kilometers, they were exhausted but a group of people sat around playing games and completely forgot the tiredness of the day.

and fireworks

You asked me if I regretted it, wanted to give up, and asked myself what I spent so much money on?

Yes, both.

However, after huddling up in the desert all night, I woke up and saw the boundless desert and the blue sky;

When I was released in the desert at night, I saw shooting stars passing by, and looked at the starry sky within reach, and found that I was already happy without any extravagant expectations;

Can't miss food during travel

 How can travel be without delicious food? The mutton and beef in Ningxia are so fresh!

In a hurry, we arrived in Ningxia and had a good meal, and before we left, we had a meal of ice-boiled mutton. There is nothing to choose, especially the last meal of cold boiled mutton, the best meal of mutton I have ever eaten in my life! It is to put mutton on top of all ice, and then cook it for you. First, I will serve you a bowl of mutton soup with some chopped green onions. You don’t put anything, but the deliciousness of the mutton itself will make you full of praise and linger..... in the desert Forget all the hardships, just remember the big piece of mutton! Haha, food can really heal and forget everything.

Preparations before departure

1. After hiking in the desert, there is no signal. There is no water, no network, no electricity, and nothing in the desert, so be prepared to lose contact with the outside world for many days. Of course, I think this is what modern people desire.

2. In the same way, there is no electricity or water in the desert. Really, there is none, so bring a charger and charging cable, otherwise there is no equipment for taking pictures. If your camera is not sand-proof, it is best not to bring it. The mobile phone is Put it in the anti-sand belt, when you are surrounded by sand, and when the wind blows the sand and rolls you away, there is sand everywhere.

3. It was very windy in the few days we went, so it is best to apply sunscreen several times in the morning, and sunscreen in the desert mainly relies on physical sunscreen. Halfway in the desert, when you have covered yourself with masks, headscarves, hats, sunscreen jackets and jackets several times, no one will want to take out sunscreen spray from the bag. And after spraying, it is very likely that a gust of wind will blow your face with sand, and it will wrap your face with the sticky spray...

4. All the water and meals during the trip are transported to the camp by the logistics team in advance with large trucks, so don’t expect to eat too well, breakfast and dinner can still be in the camp, there are hot mouthfuls, and lunch is to sit in the desert and eat bread Biscuit ham sausage and the like. Don’t expect to have hot water for bathing at night. The campsite temporarily set up tents specially for bathing. However, the hot water in the desert is burned by gas, so it is very limited. The hot water allocated to each person is only a 1.5L large bottle. There is so much mineral water, basically just wash your face and brush your teeth. Since there is still sand everywhere after washing, many people don't wash it directly and wipe it with a wet towel.

Since it is with a group, there is basically no need to do homework in advance. The group provides basic desert supplies: trekking poles, magic square scarves, tents and sleeping bags, field night lights and so on.

1. Sun hat, sunscreen spray, sunscreen

2. Shoe Cover Shoe Cover Waterproof

3. Sunglasses, masks, sun protection clothing

4. Magic Bandana

6. Disposable panties socks

7. Mask lip balm

8. Jacket Gloves Quick Drying Clothes (Yoga)

9 large plastic bags wet wipes

10. Water cup hiking bag

11 Prickly heat powder on feet prevents blisters

12. warm baby

13. Aunt towel (just in case)

Others can depend on your own situation

U-shaped pillow, eye mask, rain gear, waterproof bag, neck scarf (the red scarf seems to be a must in the desert), lipstick (if you really want to take a beautiful photo, there is no place to put on makeup, and the only remedy is lipstick)

Colleagues recommended daocr before (haha, for the sake of review, you can only guess for yourself), recommendation language: everything is good except expensive, but it is not its fault that it is expensive, it is my fault.

On the whole, I agree with my colleagues. The cost is 4,500 per person, excluding round-trip air tickets, landing and departure group meals. But the team leader will organize everyone to eat local specialties, and everyone will AA again. There are basically things to do in the desert, such as hiking, setting up tents by yourself, riding camels, off-road vehicles, kayaking on Moon Lake, bonfire parties... It is completely different from the mode of getting on and off the car for the elderly group to take pictures. It will join many young people Elements and humanities that people like.

1. Because the group will control the number of people, limit the age, and the cost is relatively high, so the basic participants are between 25-35, so they are basically the same age, the age gap is not big, and they all have common topics.

2. The team leader will design various activities and links to increase the interaction between the team members, so everyone will soon have a basic understanding of each other and make some different friends. I think everyone may not be in constant contact after the trip, but this energy Still pretty memorable. For example, our group includes code farmers, civil servants, investment banks, foreign trade, high-level shopping mall management, postdoctoral medicine, calculations from the world's four major consulting companies, and three Jiaotong University graduation trips... Most of them are Highly educated, many have overseas experience, being with such a group of well-informed and interesting peers adds a lot to travel...