The highest mountain pass on National Highway 318 is disappointing, the scenery is too average, and it is a little cold

Alu

2024-08-06 22:42Posted in Tibet

         Riding a motorcycle on the vast plateau of Tibet is not only a challenge to the limits of the body, but also a baptism and awakening to the depths of the soul. When I passed through the Gyatsola Pass at an altitude of 5,248 meters with awe and yearning for the unknown, I felt a little disappointed. Because the surrounding scenery is not as shocking and stunning as expected, if you have to use more "positive energy" words to describe it, then it is "as if there is a simple and profound power, slowly unfolding in front of me a magnificent picture of nature, faith and perseverance, so that I, a distant visitor, a lonely traveler can talk and masturbate."

       As the altitude gradually climbed, the air became thinner and clearer, as if it could wash away all the dust in the world, and for me, who was hardly bothered by "high reaction" during the whole process, it only increased the frequency of deep breathing. When the endless mountains, grasslands and streams on both sides of the highway pass by, the vicissitudes and changes of this land are indeed deeply touching. That's why I often stop for the herds of yaks and the tips of the snow-capped mountains looming in the distance, but this kind of roadside scenery is much more beautiful than those popular viewing platform check-in spots that are touted and chased online.

        The "Gyatso-la Pass" is the only way to Everest National Park and Everest Base Camp, and its own facilities and settings seem to me to be unremarkable. Most self-driving enthusiasts will stop here, especially in front of the door frame that most iconic reminds everyone that "you have entered the Mount Everest National Nature Reserve", which often causes small traffic congestion and honking due to tourists taking pictures.

        Standing at the Gyatsola Pass, looking into the distance, you can see the majestic mountains and mist, as if you are in a dreamlike world. Although the scenery in front of you is not as shocking as some travelogues describe, the tranquility and vastness of the scenery are involuntarily intoxicating. It's a pity that the snow-capped mountains in the distance are not very competitive, which can only be blamed on the wrong season for coming to me.

        Countless prayer flags hunted in the bitter cold wind, at that moment, all the fatigue and hardship seemed to come to naught, they are not only the Tibetan people's sincere prayer to the gods, but also the wordless blessing of the passers-by, they dance with the wind, conveying a kind of warmth and strength beyond words. Of course, every tourist who stays here will be greeted by a few enthusiastic local Tibetans, peddling wolf teeth and various stones, and hanging prayer flags is also a classic item, and I learned about it with a Guangdong sister next to me, and the price is about 160 yuan. However, a little secret should be revealed here, according to the popular science of the Zhejiang boss who has been doing business in Lhasa all the year round, these prayer flags will actually be put away every once in a while, and they will not be hung all the time as we imagined, so it is best for friends with conditions to hang them every once in a while.

        As a lonely traveler, I was not interested in these "Internet celebrity check-in points" and Internet celebrity products, so after taking a circle, I was ready to leave, after all, there was really no exciting picture. Because after entering the Everest Reserve, the temperature drops significantly, so it is just here to add clothes and put a handy on the motorcyclist. Through the aerial footage, it can be clearly seen that the follow-up will pass through several "rain clouds" in a row, which is not surprising, this time the motorcycle tour 318 National Highway is almost all the way to the "rain battle", and it has long been numb.

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        It is said that "Gyatsola Pass" is the highest altitude of the entire 318 National Highway, I am not surprised by this, and I don't think there is anything special, for tourists like us who live at an altitude of one to dozens of meters all year round, the altitude of 4,500 meters and 5,400 meters seems to be no different, what do you think?

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