During May Day in 2021, on May 3, my husband and I drove to Shirengou by car, drove directly to the Shirengou Reservoir, and after eating lunch there, we went to butterfly valley - Ink Tianshan Fitness Trail. It was on the way there. A group of camels will not give way, so they race with the car, and let's follow slowly.
It's spring, it's the season when camels lose their hair, and some of them have lost half of their hair
Haha, not only did we watch the camels running on the road, the traffic was very curious, I also made a special video, and everyone who watched it said that the pace was uniform, haha
The camel's hair sheds automatically, otherwise it will be sick with heat. Hair loss is conducive to their sweating and heat dissipation, not only camels, sheep, dogs, rabbits, cattle and many other animals are like this, which is their normal instinctive physiological response.
It was the first time I saw a camel walking so boldly, and it was all very neat, as if it had been trained
We finally arrived at the door of the Shuimo Tianshan Fitness Trail, found where the rows of cars were parked, asked to know that it was queued to go in, the parking lot inside was full, and when there were cars coming out, we could queue up to go in, we were in the back, and we didn't know how long we had to queue up? In desperation, he had to park the car in the yard of a herdsman and abandon the car and walk in.
This is the one that comes out, and the car is released into the car.
On both sides of the walking path on the mountain side, there are also cattle and sheep leisurely basking in the sun,
This should be a cow.
I especially like to watch the calf lamb, but unfortunately I am timid and do not let me touch it
A lot of abandoned cars on the walking path to go in, very good, just a kilometer away, originally came to fitness walking, you can also see the scenery along the road.
This is the fitness trail parking lot, it's a lot of cars
Every time I see these cattle and sheep, I want to photograph them, this is a herdsman in the parking lot, the sheep are full of food and drink, just waiting for the owner to open the door and go home
I am really used to the many people, and when I see people coming, I am not afraid at all, and I am still screaming welcome
We officially entered the Ink Tianshan is a national mountaineering fitness trail, before going in, to sweep the fire code, and are not allowed to bring tools to dig wild vegetables, etc., out is also to scan the code, proof that you have left the fitness trail, haha, do you have such a strict?
Shuimo Tianshan is a national-level mountaineering fitness trail, which belongs to the eighth national-level trail in China, and is also the first national-level mountaineering fitness trail in the west with butterfly resources as the core feature. It is located in shuimogou district Shirengou butterfly valley east, 25 kilometers away from the city, the total length of the trail 33 kilometers, free of charge to the public.
The trail is equipped with service centers, campsites, parking lots, rest points, environmentally friendly public toilets and centralized garbage disposal points, while the trail is equipped with first, second and third level guide boards, warm reminder boards, solar rescue light poles and other facilities along the trail.
The trail is between 1300 and 1400 meters above sea level and features marine and continental landforms, rich in fish and plant fossils. In different seasons, the scenery seen by the public at the Ink Tianshan National Mountaineering Fitness Trail is different. In summer, you can enjoy the dancing of butterflies along the way, including at least 20 butterfly species such as nettle butterfly, silk pink butterfly, and Apollo butterfly, a national second-class protected animal, and the number of butterflies has reached 100,000.
Citizens can receive a free folding map and service manual at the service center before hiking, which details the road conditions and scenery along the 1 main line and 6 auxiliary lines for everyone, so that it is easier to enjoy the most beautiful scenery.
It is really wind-blown grass to see cattle and sheep everywhere, grazing sheep, 85 yuan a kilogram, much more delicious than the sheep bought in the city to eat feed, the price is also more expensive
It's a flat land, most people don't want to go to the fitness trail, just here to fly kites, ride horses, etc., as well as drinks, yogurt and other snacks can be bought.
In Xinjiang, there are three butterfly valleys, namely Heshuo Red Butterfly Valley, Fuyun Butterfly Valley and Shirengou Butterfly Valley in Dongshan District of Urumqi, which is one of them, the Shirengou Butterfly Valley, which not only has butterflies but also has many stones.
The butterflies in this Butterfly Valley are dominated by orange-red elm butterflies, accounting for 70%, which is the same species as the butterflies of the Pegatron Butterfly Valley, but there are other species of butterflies here
Among them, there are black-brown multi-white-spotted butterflies with butterflies, nettle butterflies that are similar to elm butterflies but smaller in size, white silk butterflies, small tillers with large wings and translucent butterflies, etc., and it is estimated that there are more than 20 species of butterflies here.
Butterfly Valley a small stream throughout, the stream mainly comes from the gradual melting snow and ice, most of the trees on both sides of the creek have just sprouted buds, but the ground is already green grass, wildflowers blooming, colorful butterflies flying, walking in it is very pleasant.
Maybe it's May Day, the creek here has run out of water, there are fewer butterflies, maybe in the summer, butterflies will appear more, the creek will also have water. We're not here for time!
I like to take pictures along the road scenery, in fact, the most cattle and sheep, now it is still spring, not the real spring blossom season, if it is summer it is more fun.
The only drawback is that there is no mobile phone signal here, and the only contact between them is the walkie-talkie.
This is the second of the walking path we took, and when we looked, we walked less than one-third, and if we wanted to continue walking, it might be dark
There are no herders living here, it belongs to fireless herders, but herders can graze their cattle inside
In late May, the flowers that roam the mountains are filled with beautiful butterflies of different species, such as the Shimmering Tianshan Rain Butterfly, the Central Asian Anchovy Butterfly, and the Apollo Butterfly.
This is the only butterfly I have photographed, and I don't know what the specific species is
Moving on, I saw a herder riding a donkey to graze herd (I said it was a horse, and I also caused a mockery from my husband, saying that horses and old donkeys could not be distinguished)
Went to a walking fitness path again, looked at it, this time really walked a third of the whole fitness walking path, but unfortunately the husband did not go away, to go back, said leg pain, waist pain, foot pain, anyway, where are the pain, give up, to return to the same way.
I have nothing, I exercised for nearly 10 years, this time finally raised my eyebrows and exhaled once, haha, don't look at walking a third of the walking path, I am everywhere normal, there is no point, uncomfortable feeling, this is the effect of the usual exercise!
On the way back, I met this herdsman again, driving his cattle home, wondering if these cattle could go home at night?
Most of the trees in Butterfly Valley are elm trees, this one is about a hundred years old, like this elm tree is everywhere, some of the roots really look like coiled up, many kinds of different shapes, lazy to shoot, anxious to go home.
"Tired and Happy" holiday day trip. With the improvement of living standards, people's attention to health is getting higher and higher, national fitness, enhance physical fitness is always on the road, health and happiness are always on the road!
This time to the fitness trail, no equipment prepared, no food, no drink, just be an experience, next time must walk the full distance of 33 kilometers!
At present, there are several bus lines from Urumqi to Shirengou:
No. 619, No. 34, No. 19, No. 33, in addition to the China Bus Line directly to Shirengou.