There is a mysterious canyon next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, which has been silent for thousands of years and is little known as a paradise for cross-country exploration.
In a deep and narrow canyon, an off-road vehicle passed smartly, and the splashing water left the dust behind.
Seeing this picture, will your blood boil and your heart yearn for it?
This canyon is the secret place next to the Qinghai-Tibet Highway-Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon.
Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon is located in Golmud City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, near G 109 National Highway 2812km. It is a newly-built cross-country online celebrity shrine.
For a long time, the Grand Canyon of Kunlun Mountain has been hidden under the majestic Kunlun Snow Mountain, about15km away from the main road of Qinghai-Tibet Highway. Because the land is vast and sparsely populated, it has not been developed, and few people have set foot on it. Its reputation is far less than that of Kunlun Mountain Gate, Emerald Everest, Kunlun Shengquan and Hoh Xil Protection Station distributed on both sides of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. A few years ago, the geological exploration team came across this geological wonder when exploring geology, which is known to the world.
The Grand Canyon of Kunlun Mountain is a part of Kunlun Mountain World Geopark, which records the landform changes of Kunlun Mountain for hundreds of millions of years. It is a living "geological evolution history museum", with wonders such as the Grand Canyon, Antelope Valley and Snow Mountain Canyon. The Grand Canyon is about12km long, which is most suitable for cross-country surfing. Antelope valley is best for hiking; Snow Mountain Canyon is the best place to see snow in Pinghu.
Go out of Golmud and walk southwest along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. After 70 kilometers, you can see the sign of Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon on the left side of the road. Get off the national road and drive on the dirt road. After driving for 20 minutes, Rainbow Hydropower Station jumped into my eyes. Drive through the Rainbow Hydropower Station and come to an open field.
In the distance is the towering snow-capped mountain, which extends to the foot of the snow-capped mountain in an open field without grass, and the simple dirt road leads to the distance. Vehicles passed by, raising billowing dust. Is this Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon? Are you going the wrong way? Small fish can't help wondering.
My friend saw my worry and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not wrong. Don't worry, the good play is behind. "
The car continued to drive forward, bumping for about 20 minutes, and finally stopped. Not far away, a green lake jumped into my eyes. The rock walls of the surrounding mountains show rough textures, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance shine with silver light.
My friend told me that this is one of the three scenic spots, Snow Mountain Canyon and Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon. The road ahead has not been repaired, so we can only look into the distance.
Fly the drone at the lake. On the other side of the lake, the lake washes out a narrow gap on the calm and open land, which is described as the crack of the earth. This crack is our other destination today-the Grand Canyon.
Almost the whole Grand Canyon is hidden under the grassland, which is easy to be ignored. Therefore, no one would have thought that a canyon with a length of 12 km and a depth of tens of meters would be hidden in the vast wasteland.
There is a saying about the formation of the Grand Canyon.
The melting snow of Kunlun Snow Mountain formed Shuer River (the source of Golmud River), which cut the rugged boulder and formed this canyon at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.
This is the Cang Sang carved by melting water of snow-capped mountains for hundreds of millions of years. This is the annual ring carved by Kunlun Mountain, and the landscape is strange and shocking.
From the air, it is a very inconspicuous distance, but when you really walk in it, you will know how steep, rugged and bumpy the road is.
Then, we left the Snow Mountain Canyon and sped along the Gobi above the canyon on the left. At first, there was a simple dirt road. After running for a while, the road was gone. The front is desolate, even the snow-capped mountains in the distance are gone. The mountain ahead is bare and lifeless. The altitude here is about 3500 meters.
We carefully followed the sound of water and slowly descended into the bottom of the water.
Standing under the canyon and looking up at the steep cliff, the friends all felt the greatness and magic of nature.
The valley is a dry river bed with waves washed by water, which is the trace left by flash floods when it rains. There is no vegetation on the bare stone mountain, and the rain will flow away in an instant. It's not so much the Grand Canyon, but actually a crack formed by the erosion of the Sur River. It is not so much a riverbed as a rocky beach.
The Grand Canyon is wide and narrow, with the widest point of about 10 m and the total length of about 12 km. There are towering cliffs on both sides, and it is said that the deepest drop is nearly 50 meters.
The pebbles at the bottom of the river, large and small, have been washed by snow and water for hundreds of millions of years, showing various colors and shapes, which is very wonderful. It's quiet here, as if you can hear the whispers of the earth, gently telling the changes of hundreds of millions of years. Looking up at the blue sky, I feel that my soul has been purified.
Off-road vehicles go up the valley, sometimes running over stone beaches and sometimes crossing streams. The SUV passed by, splashing high. We are like a few crawling beetles in the Grand Canyon, crawling in this lonely world. Only the roar of the engine echoed in the valley.
This is a unique brand-new experience in the world. Its mystery and shock make the expression of language poor and pale. This is a miracle endowed by nature, and this is the worship of Kunlun that stands tall in the world. Crossing the river is thrilling and carefree, so exciting and enjoyable!
The farther you go, the narrower the canyon, the deeper the wading road, and the sharp pebbles everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be in danger. After crossing several river valleys, the bottom of the valley became narrower and harder to walk, and stopped while walking, gradually disappearing the traces of people's activities.
Further on, a boulder stopped in the middle of the valley, so it stopped at once. However, the friends became more and more excited and shuttled back and forth in the canyon several times, feeling the stimulation of hundreds of millions of years of snow.
We turned around for a while and came to Antelope Valley, a branch next to the Grand Canyon.
The antelope valley is somewhat similar to the antelope valley in the United States, the trough in Jingbian, Shaanxi, and the Tianshan Grand Canyon in Kuqa, Xinjiang, all of which are formed by flowing water. The total length of antelope valley is about 800 meters, which is more than twice the length of American antelope valley. It is more unique and spectacular, but the local development is not as mature as antelope valley.
Our friends told us not to go into the valley when it rains. The mountain where antelope valley is located is extremely dry and hard, and its water absorption is very poor. The rushing water and the sand and stones brought down all the way are almost invincible, and there is nowhere to escape, which is very dangerous.
It's just me and my friends in the whole antelope valley. It's too quiet. I have to go by myself. The narrowest place can only be crossed by one person, and it can change into strange colors in the sun. Suddenly feel particularly exciting.
At present, the Kunlun Mountain Grand Canyon Scenic Area is being developed. Antelope Valley and Grand Canyon are the first phase. In the near future, you can experience cross-country motorcycles, self-driving four-wheel cross-country, horseback riding, hiking, canyon rafting, starry campsites and so on. It is said that the scenic spot will also be equipped with the most personalized coffee house in the world, with glass sightseeing platforms and trails, tea bars for reading snow-capped mountains, leisure drinks and barbecues. Snow Mountain Canyon is the second phase, and it will not accept individual travelers in the future, but only open to professional hiking teams.
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