We went back to the same cable car partly the same way and partly a different way. There were stairs up and stairs down… lots of stairs. There were more other tourists walking around. We saw a lot of porters, which I think means the path we followed was either the shortest or the least interesting, because porters would want to take the shortest and/or least crowded path from the cable car station to the hotel. We also saw a lot of water rushing down the mountain. And we got a few more glimpses of mountains and trees in the mist.
Water!
Yesterday vs today! Can you tell it rained???This is that same place where the spout above is. (Siqi’s photo.)I think I took a video of this to get the musical sound.
Stairs!
Mom is climbing.Lots of stairs, portrait.Lots of stairs, landscape.
Plants and animals!
I think someone must have dropped some crumbs here because I felt like I had walked into a Disney movie! There were *that* many chirping, squeaking, unafraid little birds and squirrels on this particular part of the path. Surreal.Are we in Scotland? Is that a thistle?
More misty views!
Misty mountains, portrait.Misty mountains, landscape. I think Siqi took a video here, which shows how the fog drifted past. Magical.We are back at the little pine on the pillar.There are more people here now.I think this is the brush rest peak just opposite the pine on the pillar.“Bamboo” railings made of cement (near the plaza of the pine on the pillar). Kinda cool.
More water!
Water.Trees and plants and stairs.Water and stairs.
So many stairs!
That’s me going upstairs with two backpacks because I took Mom’s. (Mom’s photo.)See? Mine’s in back and hers is in front. I honestly don’t know how I managed it. (Dad’s photo.)Long exposure of water. I think only the water is supposed to be blurry, but it looks cool anyway. (Siqi’s photo.)Stairs, portrait.Stairs, landscape.Porter.Porter.Cool tree.Stairs.
Misty trees!
Trees.Trees in mist.Trees in mist.Trees in mist. (Siqi’s photo.)Trees in mist, portrait.Trees in mist, landscape.Trees in mist.Trees in LOTS of mist, landscape.Trees in LOTS of mist, portrait.
We made it!
This is the cable car station. All those bundles have been brought up on the cable car, and now have to be carried by porters the rest of the way.
