My backyard

[bigdamo]

now i have worked out how yo post the image

[Franki]

So you are now finally in Xinjiang.
How did you find your backyard

[bigdamo]

So you are now finally in Xinjiang.
How did you find your backyard

If you are asking how did i find my backyard and the photos of the mountains.

I just wait for a windstorm which seem to come about every 10 days if is raining all the better.

Wait for the next day then just walk 5 minutes out the back door and there they are.

They where out yesterday and this morning and you had a clear view of the general ( one of the larger peaks )

If you are asking how I find living in Xinjiang that's a longer story and I can tell you over a few beers next time you are up this way.

Suffice to say I am pissed off they are making it very hard to get my Motorcycle license.Especially today I can see the tracks leading up the front mountain range just begging to be ridden.

[Franki]

If you are asking how did i find my backyard and the photos of the mountains.

I just wait for a windstorm which seem to come about every 10 days if is raining all the better.

Wait for the next day then just walk 5 minutes out the back door and there they are.

They where out yesterday and this morning and you had a clear view of the general ( one of the larger peaks )

If you are asking how I find living in Xinjiang that's a longer story and I can tell you over a few beers next time you are up this way.

Suffice to say I am pissed off they are making it very hard to get my Motorcycle license.Especially today I can see the tracks leading up the front mountain range just begging to be ridden.

Thanks for the photo. It looks like you are living near the Russia border i.e. somewhere near 185 Company.

Why do you need a driver's license to ride a bike in Xinjiang? Not many people borders in the countryside.

I should be back in Xinjiang in 2010 and will catch up with you how everything go.

[bigdamo]

Thanks for the photo. It looks like you are living near the Russia border i.e. somewhere near 185 Company.

Why do you need a driver's license to ride a bike in Xinjiang? Not many people borders in the countryside.

I should be back in Xinjiang in 2010 and will catch up with you how everything go.

Franki I have a hellva long way to go before i can get close to your standard of photography.

I need a license because if i have a accident and its not even my fault the consequences are pretty heavy up here for me anyway plus I would like to go across the border and come back at some stage.That being said I am starting to get a bit jumpy not having my own transport.

This is the first time in alot of years that I don't have a motorcycle.As I said to my wife if I can't go and ride a bike I start to get on edge.

We went down to Urumqi for a few days and I went to the Taklamakan Rally headquarters we spoke to your mate(the one with the pony tale) one of the organizers of the Rally.He and his team are great bunch of people.

I am closer to the Mongolian border about 350 klms away.

I am about One hour from Urumqi by car at 180klm an hour.

About two or one and half hour by bus from Urumqi depending which idiot driver you get.

By the way we went to heavenly lake( great place for photography and Hiking) probably only a hour from Urumqi by motorcycle.

Well worth a look when you come back up here.Tip stay up on the mountain overnight.

see you when you come up.

[Franki]

Franki I have a hellva long way to go before i can get close to your standard of photography.

I need a license because if i have a accident and its not even my fault the consequences are pretty heavy up here for me anyway plus I would like to go across the border and come back at some stage.That being said I am starting to get a bit jumpy not having my own transport.

This is the first time in alot of years that I don't have a motorcycle.As I said to my wife if I can't go and ride a bike I start to get on edge.

We went down to Urumqi for a few days and I went to the Taklamakan Rally headquarters we spoke to your mate(the one with the pony tale) one of the organizers of the Rally.He and his team are great bunch of people.

I am closer to the Mongolian border about 350 klms away.

I am about One hour from Urumqi by car at 180klm an hour.

About two or one and half hour by bus from Urumqi depending which idiot driver you get.

By the way we went to heavenly lake( great place for photography and Hiking) probably only a hour from Urumqi by motorcycle.

Well worth a look when you come back up here.Tip stay up on the mountain overnight.

see you when you come up.

Thank you for your compliment, I am still a learner myself when it comes to photography.

You are right about the driving license issue. It does eliminate many risk if one holds a valid D/L. And I can certainly understand your feeling for not having a bike to ride. I have been riding for 40 years and I have no idea of how to take public transport even in Hong Kong.

So you live somewhere near Qitai area. Mr. He (everyone calls him Laoda, meaning No. 1 or big brother) is a very nice guy and well known in China. If you wish to participate in the Rally, he is the person to talk to.

I have rode my bike up the Heavenly Lake in 2001. I stop going there now because they started to charge an entrance fee.

I will surely contact you when I come visit Xinjiang again.

[bigdamo]

Wow forgot about this here is some winter shots.general mountain shihezi 013.jpggeneral mountain shihezi 017.jpg

[bigdamo]

[bigdamo]

One for you chinabiker I know you ski.They had a foot of snow in 3 hours.I scored big time.Skiing to good to stop and take photos.

[chinabiker]

Cool, thanks for the skiing picture. What's the name of that resort.

I know that from the amount of natural snow, Xinjiang is un-beaten.
Resorts in NE China (Yabuli, Baidahu, Changbaishan, ...) have too low temperatures and me thinks that the standard and temperatures of the resorts in Beijing - actually Hebei - is highes.
There are 3 good resorts now in Chongli, Zhangjiakou, Hebei with high speed lifts and really nice slopes.
The bunch of resorts in Beijing are over-crowded.