In Finland to get from A to B by road, you will have many choices, I would imagine.

Many times in China you don't have an option?
In This case, I was trying to get Shangri-la to Ya'an
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The best way would have been to take the G214 heading north to Markam then on the G318.

Nice and easy, but as you pass Deqin on the G214 you start to cross over into Tibet.

So that leaves me with the only option is to take the X219 heading over some very high mountain peaks, it is the end of April the chances of snow covered roads was very high.

So as the saying goes "Onwards and Upwards"

With the correct tyres and a lighter bike, the roads would have been more interesting, then scaring the shit out of me. lol

So now you have it.