More than two months ago, staying at home was really boring, always thinking about where to go for a stroll.
In the early spring around Beijing, there are few fun places to mention, so I thought of Laozhanggou. Although I have been to that cross-country resort several times before, they were all in midsummer or late spring, and I have never set foot in this icy and snowy season.
So on the last weekend of February, after sleeping until I woke up naturally, I made some simple preparations for breakfast, and then set off facing the bright sunshine. I don’t bother to describe the situation along the way here. In short, I walked leisurely all the way to the north. I arrived at Sandaochuan Township at 3:00 in the afternoon, and then started to cross the snow-covered X404. After experiencing a lot of walking on thin ice and trembling, I left my lonely footprints under the soles of my feet before dusk, and just set off to return to the golden sunset, and finally completed the first in 2020 in the dark night. A cross-country trip. It took 11 hours to drive 500km all day.
Finally, talk about the road conditions. Going to Changchi Road, after passing Yanqing and entering Hebei, the National Highway G335 is really frustrating. It seems that this path cannot be followed in the future. The road condition of the G239 back to Chicheng was excellent, and there were almost no cars. On the newly built Jingli Expressway at Dahaituo, it goes through countless long tunnels all the way to Bagao, which is much faster than the small asphalt road that crossed Dahaituo in the past. When passing the checkpoint into Beijing, and there were only two cars in front of me, it took less than a minute to pass.
After entering Hebei, take the national highway G335, look at the bad road conditions!
Still G335, there are not many such relatively good road conditions.
It was already 3:30 pm when we reached the iconic gate of X404.
Sandaochuan Township in early spring.
Blocked by cattle.
There is no way, so I can only walk along the ruts.
The real travel starts here.
At the beginning, I was worried that the ice surface was not strong enough, so I tried to go around to the right, but found that there was no way at all, so I had to turn back and bite the bullet and get on the ice!
Compared with driving on ice, this kind of off-road section is less stressful.
The ice hole on the right is quite deep. I wonder if I can come up if I fall?
X404 is quite enjoyable to run on this road!
In early spring, the scenery along the way is the same as that in midwinter, but the air is much warmer.
A cross-country crossing in extraordinary times.
Crossing the snow-covered X404.
crossing.
Stop and observe, obviously the right side is relatively easier.
The completely frozen valley, passing through the ice, is Laozhanggou not far away.
At 5:10 in the afternoon, I finally drove into Laozhanggou.
The long-lost bigfoot!
At this time, there was only one off-road vehicle and an old driver in Laozhanggou.
Leaving Laozhanggou and embarking on the return journey facing the golden sunset.
In early spring, the scenery on both sides of the X404 road.
We walked all the way and saw only one car.
In the evening, the road condition of the national highway G239.
At 8 pm on February 23, 2020, on the way back to Beijing, I was driving in the long tunnel of Jingli Expressway.
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Author: spicy de drum
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