Route Planning: Crossing King's Grassland Tekes-Jongkushtai Village-Karajun-Tarim-Qiaxi "If you don't go to Xinjiang, you don't know the size of China; if you don't go to Ili, you don't know the beauty of Xinjiang. Among the many beautiful scenery in Ili, there is one It is also attracting the attention of outdoor enthusiasts - Kala Jun; the hiking route running from Kala Jun to Kurdening is also praised by many mountain friends as "the most beautiful hiking photography route in Tianshan".
As one of the most popular grassland routes in China, this route brings together the essence of the Ili grassland, and it becomes a blockbuster in one shot, and the campsite can also be called a "five-star". From new donkeys to old donkeys, you can gain a different kind of Xinjiang memory here. "schedule:
D1: Jonkush Terrace—Gasagan 14.9km ride 2000—2244m—2426m
D2: Gazagan-Ahehoy 21km ride (2426m-2542m-2662m)
D3: Ahehoy - Tarim - Qiaxi 36km ride to the end point (2662m-2253m-1467m)
Comments from teammates before the trip:
1. Male number one: Hearing his friend say he was going to ride, he thought it was a bicycle ride. When he learned that it was a horse, he was a bit nervous and slightly excited, and most of all he was full of anticipation.
2. Female 1: The ride that has been waiting for several days is finally about to start. As a girl, I have already started to think about what clothes to wear. Hehe, skirts, casual clothes, I want to bring everything, but I can't carry anything because of the limit, so I'm choosing clothes.
3. Male 2: Bring enough wine, warm up at night.
4. Male third: The day before: sort out and count all materials and personnel, connect the itinerary, and grasp the smoothness of the road in time. In the mobilization meeting before the assembly, exchange ideas with photographers. Overnight at Sentu Resort.
Day 1: Goals and tasks: drive 98 kilometers, ride 14.9 kilometers, and carry 5 kilograms. The day I've been waiting for has finally arrived. We gathered at 09:30 on time in the morning. After a simple meal, the luggage was loaded into the car, the number of people was counted, everything was ready to go, and a group of 9 people set off. Starting from Tekes County to the first stop (Jongkush Terrace), the scenery along the way seems to have been filtered, and the mountains and peaks gradually deepened the greenery. From time to time, the flock of sheep blocked the way. The shepherd and his sheepdog drove the sheep together. The shepherd waved the whip skillfully, and the flock of sheep would agree. Walking towards the side of the road, the flock of sheep was pulled away A long opening was made, and our car passed through it. There was a sound of "baa baa baa" next to my ear, which made my heart itch. After 2.5 hours of driving, we finally arrived at the north entrance of the Wusun Ancient Road, the ancient village where Kazakh herdsmen gathered, and the back garden of Tekes—Jongkushtai. Qiongkushi Terrace, transliterated as "big platform" in Kazakh, is also the starting point of our three-day cycling journey. We contacted the guy who provided the horses, and our car was parked next to the racecourse, waiting for these partners who will accompany us for three days. The groom is a young man born in the 90s, with an ordinary appearance but born with six fingers. He didn't shy away from meeting for the first time, and reached out to shake hands. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the horses began to be led. The nine people began to choose horses lively, sometimes it was not us who chose horses, but the horses chose us. As a man on horseback, taming a horse is the standard for adults. The man in the prairie, use his horseshoe to see the beautiful scenery. Some people say that the laughter of children and the laughter of old people are pure. The former is because there is nothing left in the heart at the beginning of life, and the latter is because there is nothing in the heart after seeing through life. No matter what the result of the crossing is, if you have been here, seen it, and ridden it, it is good to be worthy of the beautiful scenery and heart. Mood is a river, good or bad mood depends on its depth. Seeing the scenery of the back mountain, I feel that I am in heaven at this moment, and my heart is also in heaven. I don't know if it's the wind shouting or the horses roaring, but the whirring sound didn't stop until early in the morning. From time to time, the sound of flags being stretched was heard in the tent throughout the night. The alternation of hot and cold day and night makes people's senses more sensitive.
Day 2: Target task: Cycling 21 kilometers with a load of 5 kg. Camp No. 1 Life is like a journey against the road, and I am also a pedestrian. There is no road in the world, and there will be a road when there are many people walking. ——Lu Xun’s cycling itinerary has many variables. The vision of planning the route and the hardships of riding through the journey are more comprehensible. The road that no one has traveled is more challenging and exciting, which makes people have a long aftertaste and sigh! Kala Jun Yunduo is naturally the most unexpected surprise along the way. Or soft white, graceful and sweet; or gold-plated, brilliant and dazzling; or like a ribbon, silky and tender. What heals our soul is what we can see, the scenery we see. And the people on the journey ride on horses, looking at the scenery along the way, thinking about their own thoughts. After a day of riding, even though the horse was panting heavily and eager to go home, the excitement on everyone's body has not dissipated. As the sun set, we finally arrived at the No. 1 Supply Office where we camped. With a sound of "drive", the flying hoofs of the horses splashed the mud covered with turf, and ran happily to the hitching post. The groom took off the saddle and found that a horse had caught a cold, so he took a bottle of white wine and poured it in to see how it will be tomorrow. In a blink of an eye, the camp without electricity made people closer to each other. In the information age, a mobile phone blocks the distance between people. And at this moment, the moment when there is no signal and no battery makes us closer to each other. No, after two days of travel, there is not a single bone in the body that is not sore. Someone suggested stretching, and all the darkness is left to the past. Since I met you, the cold winter has passed, and the galaxy has always been bright.
Day 3: Goals and tasks: drive 106 kilometers, ride 36 kilometers, and carry 3 kilograms. What the fellow riders want is not to get along and live happily, but to be able to share the wind and rain together. The little girl used her frail little hands to bring back the photographer who had fallen behind step by step. The meaning of life is to do your best to live well. The children of Dashan seem to understand the language of nature better. Understand his green embrace, the skirt made of wild flowers, the clothes made of blue sky, the snow mountain as the top, the spruce as the hair, and the horse here is the incarnation of the elf. In the second half of the day after the final team collection, we passed through the rest area of the last camp after passing through the Chaxi Mountains. The wooden house of last year is completely different today. Where did the girl serving tea last year go to now? Presumably only the eagle circling in the sky that day knows! And I can only recall the rich milky aroma of last year's cup of milk tea. After a short rest, continue the final 8 km sprint. With a flick of the whip, there are more or less stories on the road of the riding team at this time, and the people on the horseback are staggering. After three days of riding, I completed nearly 72 kilometers of crossing. From the excitement and anticipation at the beginning, to the visual fatigue during the journey, the body was in purgatory one second, and the soul was in heaven the next second. In the end, I just want to say to the beautiful scenery in front of me: "Wish to be a shepherd for a day, and there is no other place here."
