What, climb Huangshan Mountain?
If it weren't for the pain in my calf and the occasional groan from the biceps brachii of my left arm, I wouldn't believe that I was the fool who climbed Huangshan with my three-year-old baby.
A few years ago, on the hiking trails in Huashan and Taishan, I saw a baby struggling and leaning against a trekking pole, and his back was soaked. I looked back at my route and looked at the male students carrying most of our heavy objects next to me. I made up my mind and silently vowed that my child would never take him or her to climb the mountain again. Isn't this looking for abuse?
But you came anyway, with a thin little girl of three years and four months. what do you think?
Well, actually, I didn't think much about it, and my sensibility got carried away!
There is no option of Huangshan Mountain in the plan. After scampering in Hefei for a few days, I thought it would be a pity not to go to Huangshan since I came to Anhui. Old classmates lent us their cars, and Brother Bin's colleagues and husband and wife also yearned for the heart of Huangshan Mountain. Let's go there.
On the way.
It was planned to drive for three hours, but it took six hours because of navigation errors and congestion. But all the way is not boring, there are towering roadside trees, and Huizhou architecture with white walls and black tiles is seen from time to time, and the wide Yangtze River makes people scream. There are even mountains and clouds and light fog along the way, and it rains and winds for a while, as if it were in and out of fairyland. The mountains in the south, with lush vegetation and meticulous coverage, look at the hills in Shandong like rough men, and then look at this handsome girl with long sleeves and good dancing. It is really love. My sister-in-law said it was worth it!
In this emotional situation, I almost forgot that a child fell asleep in my arms. At the foot of the mountain, I stayed in a homestay and bought a ticket before I felt a tingle. Think of the scene when I was tired into a dog on Nianhua Mountain: I was afraid of being scared by a cliff. We go up the mountain at night, arrive in the early morning and go down the mountain after watching the sunrise. Wear short sleeves when going up the mountain, and wrap a small quilt on the top of the mountain. At that time, the boss accompanied Xiaoli and me, carrying heavy things such as mineral water and food. In this way, I went back to school for a week or so, and my legs were shaking when I went down the stairs. Later, I climbed Mount Tai, which is higher than Huashan. I rented a cotton-padded coat at the top of the mountain, and after a breath, I vowed never to climb again. Of course, the next year I climbed Mount Tai in my face. . .
Think about this moment, thick clothes are not prepared, and physical strength is even worse. I checked, Huangshan Mountain is higher than those two mountains, and my anxiety is like a sneering monster.
Can you regret it? Do something. I asked if there was a store selling down jackets, and the hotel owner laughed at me mercilessly. What do you need a down jacket for in summer? Treadmill I don't need it! Raincoat? Watch the weather forecast tomorrow and buy it when it rains! This boss is really a Buddhist and doesn't sell. Ok, I asked for a topographic map of Huangshan Mountain, a pen, and began to study the route. I will be there. Huangshan Mountain is too big. Raiders say I have to stay at the top of the mountain for at least one day. No wonder these tickets are valid for three days.
Let's choose according to the situation. We didn't rush to book a hotel at the top of the mountain, so we gave up watching the sunrise and arranged a daytime trip.
I was going to walk up the mountain and get off the ropeway. The hotel owner suggested going up and down the mountain by cableway. Even so, the rest of the journey is full in one day. Facts have proved that he is right! Although the drop of the cableway is over 1000 meters, it is actually less than halfway up the mountain. Do it when you come! Anyway, I have awesome teammates!
I plan to get up at 5: 30 the next day and take the earliest bus into the mountain. The first problem I encountered was that Xiao Long slept for a long time on the way here, and he was not sleepy after 10 at night. We are all too sleepy to open our eyes. She blinked and asked her parents, why am I not sleepy? Let us laugh and cry.
I don't know how many nightmares I had at night, or because of anxiety. I asked Dabin this morning, but he didn't sleep well. I have been thinking about whether the chicken can climb the mountain, how to ensure safety on the road and how to cry.
Get up at half past five when the alarm goes off. It took a lot of effort to call Xiao Long, get dressed and do a little psychological construction. Have breakfast (Xiao Long didn't) and then go out by car. The first level passed smoothly.
The tourist season, which is not worthy of the name, is affected by the epidemic and there are not many tourists. There is no need to queue up at the winding entrance. Later, I learned that only two or three thousand people entered the mountain that day, compared with tens of thousands in previous years.
After getting off the bus, I met a stall and bought sunglasses. The little girl is happy and running happily. Dabin chased after him and shouted: Daughter, save your strength! Can't run at variable speed!
Have fun all the way, and soon arrived at the starting point of Yungu Temple cableway.
This is taken by Xiao Long, the ride point of Yungu cableway. From the fans' point of view, even if you shoot Ge Bing's big belly, you shoot me higher. Laughing to death.
Huangshan cable car is very valuable, long and stable, but it is a pity that the feeling of walking between mountains and canyons cannot be photographed through the glass. The feeling of martial arts movies is so much. I took the Taishan cable car once. It was so foggy that my view was completely blocked. So this time flying over the valley is full of freshness: the magnificence of the mountain and the exquisiteness of man-made.
After getting off the ropeway, we went to the first scenic spot, Shixinfeng. According to the tour guide, Shi Xinfeng means there are wonders in Huangshan Mountain.
Less than eight o'clock, we arrived at the foot of Shixinfeng, and the road leading to the observation deck at the top of the mountain was steep. There was a little movement when I was ready to go up, so I should get up and doze off so early. I held her in my arms and rested under the harp. During this period, more than a dozen people took photos, so I listened to the tour guide talk about the harp pine for more than a dozen times.
Some people say that natural scenery depends on vision for three points and imagination for seven points. There are ten famous pines in Huangshan Mountain, all of which are attached by later generations because of their shapes.
On the day we came to play, the weather was fine and there was no cloud. Harp pine is one of the top ten pines in Huangshan Mountain. According to the tour guide, it is more beautiful when heavy snow overwhelms pine trees in winter. Comrade Zhu Rongji and Comrade Deng Xiaoping came here to take a group photo as a souvenir, and said that Huangshan Mountain is a treasure mountain, and you should vigorously develop tourism. You can also travel to the mountains in winter. Therefore, the people of Huangshan began to engage in tourism infrastructure in the 1980s and began to develop tourism in the 1990s, which is why it is so convenient for us to enjoy Huangshan today.
After Da Bin and others came down from Shi Xinfeng, Xiao Long was still awake. So it's time to show dad's strength.
Holding the baby in this posture is like hanging a hundred pounds on your arm, which is a double test of physical strength and willpower.
In the ridicule of everyone, I still insisted on my own experience and spent three yuan to prepare a trekking pole. As a result, she became her daughter's pet. These two pieces of wood are two pieces of wood when they arrive at her, giving full play to the role of sloppiness.
I met many squirrels on the road, and some children were feeding. Squirrels and birds compete for food. This is called fast and flexible. Adults and children have stayed for a long time and are very happy. According to other tourists, there are many monkeys on the mountain. So, in the next journey, finding monkeys became Xiao Long's biggest goal, which brought amazing motivation.
At the Stone Pavilion, Brother Bin strongly recommended me to hold the stone (borrow a seat to take a photo, as shown above). I especially don't like taking pictures on this trip (my mind is mainly on the safety of children). Seeing that the girl is not bad, I left the only single photo of this trip. I'm not very satisfied either. I didn't open my eyes because they were small. Leave an idea with this twisted filter.
Guangmingding has the highest astronomical observatory in China, which can start and stop helicopters, and a spherical building. When I first reached the top of the light, the mountain was clear and a little cloudy.
Mountains, trees and gullies are clearly visible. After a while, the fog drifted from left to right. I started time-lapse photography and it took me a few minutes to synthesize 16 seconds. I watched the fog diffuse and gradually engulfed the mountains. When we went down the mountain, the top of the light was completely covered with white fog. Just when we got to the top of the mountain, we saw that the mountains and rivers were completely out of sight. Tell Xiao Long that the Monkey King is walking around to see her.
So she opened her obsession and began to walk and find the way to the Monkey King. We have been asking to see the real monkey. At the bottom of Aoyu Peak, we had to point to the peak stone and tell her that the Monkey King was there. She shouted excitedly: the Monkey King! The Monkey King! And ask to meet the real the Monkey King.
This section of the road is actually a bit dangerous, with a steep slope and towering boulders on both sides.
There is a mountain road where Xiaolong wants to experience flying. We pulled her one by one and took two steps to fly two or three steps. Eva is having a good time, and our arms will be useless.
This section of the road, the little girl must take the lead, others must follow her. There is a big gap in the wooden fence. If you don't let me help you, you will worry about your old father and mother.
We came all the way to Lotus Peak. The road to Lotus Peak is steep, an uphill road with cliffs on both sides. However, at this moment, Xiao Long is determined not to go, but to hold on to it. I tried to carry her for a while, and my upper body was almost on the steps. I'm so tired, my heart is racing. So I gave it to Brother Bin. This is the hardest part of his walking. His back is wet. At this time, I confessed my brother Bingo manually, holding the baby in front and carrying a backpack behind. My eyes were calm and firm, and the whole person flashed in my eyes.
But the Lotus Peak is not open, so we are going to welcome visitors. It's past two in the afternoon.
I stayed at Happiness Bridge for a while, eating and drinking to replenish energy. At this time, several raindrops fell and more and more raindrops poured in. There is a cave ahead. Let's go in for shelter from the rain. Before going out, the owner of B&B said it wouldn't rain and didn't need a raincoat (this owner of B&B was so confident). We really didn't prepare rain gear. The cave was soon crowded with people, some of whom were soaked to the skin. We are very lucky.
The cave is dark, wet and noisy. Xiao Long was a little impatient, so his father made a big move: cartoons! With the signal of the slag in the mountain, I finally finished watching my favorite Wang Wang team. In contrast, the little girl is determined not to let her clean shoes touch the wet ground. So Dabin held the baby in one hand and the mobile phone in the other. They watched several episodes of cartoons intently.
Later, Brother Bin went out to see the clouds (he worked in the Meteorological Observatory and knew a little), saying that the clouds were thin and bright. It won't stop soon.
Sure enough, it cleared up soon, and we went out to welcome guests.
It cleared up after coming out of the hole. How lucky we are! In one day, cloudy, rainy and sunny. Moreover, the temperature on the way up the mountain is suitable, except for children, we don't need to add or subtract clothes. At this time, Xiao Long's spirit is acceptable.
(No photos were taken at the welcoming ceremony)
The most famous pine tree in Huangshan is a kind of tree that is difficult to survive. I want to say that it is really congenital deficiency and acquired deformity. Growing between rocks with poor soil quality, branches mainly grow on one side, and with the increase of the weight of one side, it is more difficult to maintain the balance. Now the outstretched welcome arm is supported by a steel skeleton.
After watching the welcome pine, the group is ready to return. The chicken fell asleep again on the road. The cable car in Qianshan is longer than the Yungu cable car we took in Houshan. The fare is higher 10 yuan. The tourists who went down the mountain with us brought a boy of one and a half years old. The little boy didn't sleep, but he seemed to see through the world of mortals. He may be exhausted. These parents!
Get off the ropeway, take a bus to Tangkou Bridge and walk 300 meters back to the hotel. During this trip, Xiao Long's classmates dreamed that the Duke of Zhou was standing on Dabin's shoulder. As soon as we entered the hotel gate, Xiao Long suddenly woke up and asked, How did we get down? How did you get here? Then I started crying. Brother Bing said that this was the second time she asked, and he thought it was because he didn't answer in time. I think the little girl didn't participate in the process of going down the mountain, so she came back and was a little confused. Plus, I don't eat much, and my mood is hard to control.
Xiaolong may think that his parents can't count on it. He struggles to call his grandmother. Calling is also crying. Brother Bin quickly made a box of instant noodles. Sure enough, it tastes good
Coax the children to eat noodles. Bingo made tea, then lay down and fell asleep. I don't remember much after that.
Anyway, I ate at the hotel after seven o'clock. We strolled out, found a pedicure shop and had a foot massage.
I got up the next day and had breakfast.
Have a good trip and return to Hefei city after three hours.
It is worth writing that his colleague Bing Ge's wife is an engineer in a mobile company. Along the way, she paid attention to the signal tower, the signal tower above the mountain, and she was worried about the difficulty of maintenance. In the tunnel, she noticed the location of the signal tower. I, a liberal arts student, seized the opportunity to ask questions and learned a little about optical cables, signal tower types, tower companies and so on. Sure enough, the scenery in everyone's eyes is different.
If we do it again, will we take the baby to Huangshan?
In April this year, we went to Lianhua Mountain, the highest peak in Laiwu. Halfway up the mountain, Xiao Long reached the summit alone and killed my father and her grandfather with her physical strength. After a while, I mentioned the mountain, but I can't remember its name. She told me that it was Lotus Hill, with monks from temples on it, and made fun of my grandfather. It is often said that children can't remember things and there is no need to travel when they are young. Facts have proved that this sentence is not quite right.
Let's go back to the beginning. If we do it again, will we take the baby to Huangshan? Intellectually speaking, no! Absolutely not!
If there are no great guests, if there is no good physique of the chick, if there is no rational abandonment of the tortuous route, if it is not in good weather, then the mountaineering experience may be greatly reduced.
Fate, when sensibility is greater than rationality, this stupid mountaineering action, despite physical pain, is very, very happy and satisfied in retrospect.
There are still half of the scenic spots in Huangshan Mountain, leaving a temptation. We will definitely come again!