Yesterday we drove two and a half hours to Qingcheng Mountain which is one of the most famous Taoist mountains in China. Our driver informed us that the back side of the mountain was the best place to go but unfortunately after a bit more research today I think it was the front side that we should have gone on.
We wanted to hike to the top so we headed up the path that meandered alongside a small river with numerous waterfalls and lush vegetation everywhere. The path is made almost entirely of cement with most of it being stairs and in some spots the stairs were nearly vertical. As we are finding more and more in our time in China, there is no place that you can go to 'get away from it all.' Or at least we have found no such place so far!
Although beautiful, it was the furthest thing from peaceful!
We arrived at the top of the first cable car entry and we carried on to a little rest place where we bought coke, yes coke! We had our driver ask how far to the top from there and were informed it was another three hours hiking. We'd already been hiking almost straight up for two hours! Since it was already 3:00 we decided that that will be a hike for another day! We opted to take the cable car back down.
Let me tell you, cable cars and I don't mix. I don't like the idea one bit! But the thought of having to hike back down through throngs of people was enough to get me in the door!
The mountainside on our descent.
And what's a trip out to the China countryside without seeing a Holstein in the back of a truck?
We wanted to hike to the top so we headed up the path that meandered alongside a small river with numerous waterfalls and lush vegetation everywhere. The path is made almost entirely of cement with most of it being stairs and in some spots the stairs were nearly vertical. As we are finding more and more in our time in China, there is no place that you can go to 'get away from it all.' Or at least we have found no such place so far!
Let me tell you, cable cars and I don't mix. I don't like the idea one bit! But the thought of having to hike back down through throngs of people was enough to get me in the door!
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