At seven o'clock last night, I came to stay in Jimuno County in the drizzling rain, and when I got up this morning, I saw that the weather was clear, the air was fresh, the sun was shining, and I was in a good mood. Had breakfast, packed up and set off.
Today's itinerary is to go north to Haba County, and then consider whether to continue north to Kanas or east to Altay via Burzin. Soon after the city appeared, I saw a 300-kilometer milestone of G219 National Highway on the roadside, which means that the zero kilometer starting point of G219, the longest national highway in China, is only 300 kilometers away from here.
Continuing on, a huge sand dune appeared on the side of the road. Haha, it's really hard to find a place to break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it! This trip to Xinjiang, one of the wishes is to see the desert, so we around the edge of the Tarim Basin around the edge of the half-circle, and walk through Ruoqiang to Yuli, just to see the desert, the result is lonely, both sides of the road are basically grass squares or reeds and poplars, I feel that the desert near the entire highway is going to be "green", China is not only an infrastructure maniac, but also a sand control and sand maniac. Only occasionally there are a few small sand dunes, and I don't see the relatively large sand dunes and sand hills at all. I didn't expect that when I arrived in northern Xinjiang, I could make up for the regret of not seeing the great desert in southern Xinjiang.
After playing on this big sand mountain for more than half an hour, I continued to hurry. It's still the same sentence - the most beautiful scenery is always on the way. As I walked, a large river appeared not far from the kilometer ahead, with trees on its banks and rippling blue water. There was a small road on the side of the road that stretched out to the river, so I drove along the rutted car to the river to have a look. I saw that the water of the river was clear, the river surface was wide, the waves were turbulent, and the water flow was very large. This is the only big river that flows to the Arctic Ocean in our country - the Irtysh River.
Continue to hurry, not long to the small city of Habahe County in northern Xinjiang, found a place to park the car, strolled around the street, feel that the street is clean and tidy, the greening is very good, especially some streets on both sides of a whole street are straight and straight pine trees, that is, the kind that will bear pine nuts, to the autumn pine cones are ripe, is not the city full of pine nuts fragrance!
After struggling for a long time, it was finally decided to go southeast to Altay through Burzin. Life is like this, making multiple choice questions all the time, seeking inner peace between giving and giving. At noon, I came to the famous Internet celebrity scenic spot Wucaitan. Actually, I'm not particularly interested in this kind of scenic spots, but there is a saying in China that comes and goes! And the scenic spot is on the side of the road, the parking lot is big enough, and the car is not too much, so I still went in to visit, but in the scenic spot I once again saw the galloping Irtysh River, which can be regarded as a harvest!
It was noon, the light was very strong, and there was some backlight, so it was a little black and dark. In fact, the colorful beach is formed by the long-term rain of this desert, and the surface coating is peeled off, revealing various colors of soil. In my opinion, it is far less beautiful than the scenery along the Irtysh River below it, it is simply a colorful beach touching the scenery along the Irtysh River, but this is a great benefit for tourists.
When I came to the city of Burjin, I stopped and looked, it was also clean and tidy, green and shady, and I didn't feel that I was in the far northern frontier at this time.
From Burzin to the east, I came to Altay at about four o'clock in the afternoon, and I wanted to find a place to camp while it was still early. I searched on the Internet for a long time, first I found a parking lot, and I looked at it in the past, it seems to be a parking lot in front of the railway station that has just been built, the place is very large, and there are no people without a car, but I didn't see the bathroom, and it is not suitable to cook here. I also found a car camp, which is about seven or eight kilometers away from the countryside, the road is not easy to walk, and when I got to see, it was actually in a slightly flat place, slightly repaired, and built a simple toilet, I parked the car in a slightly flat place, negotiated the price with the boss, and was ready to go to inspect the toilet and then cook. But I just came back, the boss said I can't live here, let me go, I asked him why he didn't let me live, he said sorry, I instantly understood, understand each other! I got in the car and drove back to the city. I saw a square on the road, drove in and parked it, came down and took a closer look, it is like a long-distance bus station that has just been built and has not been put into use, there are large car parking lots, waiting halls and other facilities, but the huge square and the surrounding area can not see a car and a person. I found a vacant lot next to the fence with buildings at both ends to block the wind, and the green belt next to the fence was covered with waist-deep weeds, which was a perfect camping spot and I decided to camp here. Park the car and start cooking, after eating, pack up the garbage and bag it, and when you go to throw out the garbage, you can find the bathroom, and there is no outdoor public restroom, and the indoor toilet cannot be used because all the doors are locked. I couldn't find a bathroom and couldn't camp at all, so my camping plans were shattered, so I had to pack my bags and go back to the city to find a hotel to stay in.
Disclaimer: Personal opinion, for reference only.