Family-child outdoor series 8: Yongchuan Tea Mountain Trail

Time: February 24, 2018

Weather: cloudy to sunny

Participants: Mimi, Mima, Aunt Mi

There are several differences this time compared to the past. First, I left the province and came to my hometown in Yongchuan, Chongqing. Next, we set off in the afternoon after lunch. Also, this time is hardly a mountain climb, at best it’s just an outdoor walk. As before, the weather is great and the mood is beautiful.

After eating and drinking at my aunt’s house at noon, I packed up calmly and set off at two o’clock. I took a bus from Yuxi Square to the reception desk of Chashan Scenic Area. Because it took some time to wait for the bus, I officially arrived. It was about three o'clock in the afternoon when we started walking.

There is a mountain spring water connection point in the middle of the trail. People go up the mountain to collect water all year round, and in summer there are people walking up at three or four in the morning.

After walking on the trail for a while, I saw a path that seemed to have been stepped on in the pine forest beside the road. I thought it would be more interesting to take this path, so I immediately invited the special guest of this issue, senior Yongchuan After receiving a positive reply from my aunt (who is also Mimi's aunt), who is an expert in outdoor hiking, the three of them happily went on the side trail.

Look, the childlike Aunt Mi spreads her butterfly wings.

This pine forest is quite dense. The ground is covered with withered and yellow pine needles. Be careful of slipping when you step on them.

Aunt Mi was in a good mood, while Mimi looked determined to win.

Some places were not easy to walk, and Mimi, who volunteered to lead the way, chose difficult routes. I didn’t care and let her do what she wanted, but my great-aunt, who was a generation removed from me, was so soft-hearted that she couldn’t help but want to go. Stepping forward to help me, what I was thinking was, it doesn't matter if Mimi falls, but my aunt will never fall! Fortunately, it turned out that my worries were unnecessary. The title of a senior outdoor hiking expert is by no means wasted. Aunt Mi’s skills are very strong, almost as good as mine.

The ground is covered with withered pine needles and loose sand, so we should not take it lightly.

Seeing the sun again through the pine forest slope.

There may be gentle steps along the way.

The weather on this day seemed to have been specially prepared for us. It was still cloudy at home in the morning, then cloudy at noon, and in the afternoon the sunshine became better and better.

Yongchuan City is at your feet. From time to time, trains roared by, and there was a lot of fighting.

Looking at Aunt Mi’s figure, who can believe that she doesn’t like crowds and prefers to be alone.

Jumped away again.

I don’t know where the first few steps of the ladder went.

The sky is big and the earth is small.

When my aunt is here, water comes to open my mouth.

The camellias are blooming.

This time I returned to my hometown and felt that I had made a lot of progress. I even took the initiative to give my aunt a back rub.

I just don’t like to take the right path...

This posture is definitely a true inheritance from my aunt.

This posture is inherited from my great aunt.

The girl’s legs are really good!

Talking and laughing in the sunshine is a good time worth remembering.

What did my aunt find?

Something gained!

Mugwort? Qingming dishes? In short, it can be used to make mugwort cakes. It is said that the best-selling mugwort steamed buns in Lukong Ancient Town use this as an ingredient. My aunt said that more will be released in a while, and she will come and get some by then, haha.

Mima’s photography pose is like this.

Mimi got bored after walking, so she took out the plastic box in her backpack and used it as a computer and a camera for a while, having a great time.

Seeing this scene, I couldn’t help but think to myself, when you grow up and go to junior high school the next day, you will have to go hiking with your little boyfriend without telling me...?

The guy at the back is really good at eating.

On the way to the observation deck, I saw someone eating fried potatoes. My aunt said that she wanted to try it a few years ago, but because no one shared it and she couldn't finish one portion, she never bought it. It's rare that the right time, place and people are available today. What would happen if we had one? Hehe, it tastes pretty good and nothing is wasted!

What are you...?

It’s time for the exciting snack session again.

The scenery in this section is very pleasant!

Feeling relaxed and happy, walking briskly.

After this section, we soon approached the ticket office of Chashan Scenic Area. After walking for a long time, I didn't even enter the mountain gate. Although it's not mountain climbing, breathing the fresh air, bathing in the warm sunshine, and stretching your muscles and bones with your family in nature, talking and laughing, makes you feel just as comfortable and comfortable.

At the end of last year, I took Mimi on the Tea Mountain Trail and hitched a ride down the mountain. This time, I walked back the entire way and arrived at the bus station at around seven o'clock. Everyone who climbs the mountain knows that it is easier to go up the mountain than to go down. Mimi climbed most of the way down, and finally got really tired, so I carried her on my back for a short distance. For my great aunt who is an expert in outdoor hiking, this was the starting point.