The mountains of Yunnan
Aug 15 2018 - Aug 17 2018
China
5327 km
About 400km and many mountain passes left until we reach Kunming, the capital of Yunnan.
Starting into the mountains, early in the morning:
Tobacco plantations:
Luckily, this stretch of very bad road was only a few kilometers:
The expressway right next to us is almost completely flat through tunnels and over bridges. It’s not allowed to cycle it though:
Drying Sichuan pepper:
Just climbed another mountain pass:
Nice people offering help at the roadside:
This climb was extremely steep:
The last mountain pass of the day!
Strawberry fields:
Waiting for the rain to pass:
Yes!
Fixing a flat in the morning:
Cigarette claw game:
Booyah! 20km of rolling downhill with amazing mountain views:
Attention, police!