Leg 136, Kyzyl, Tuva Republic, Russia via Mongolia and Kazakhstan to Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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I made an unscheduled stop today. Frozen lake Kanas looked to inviting to pass up landing on it. It was broken up in the middle yet completely flat and solid more to the ends. Easy fun landing.
01-04 Kyzyl UNKY 8:10 PM
01-04 Ulaangom ZMUG 8:57 PM
01-04 Ulgii ZMUL 9:38 PM video
01-04 Khovd ZMKD 10:13 PM
01-04 Bulgan Sum ZMBS 11:02 PM
01-04 Altay Air Base ZAWW 11:59 PM
01-05 Kanas ZWKN 12:18 AM
CTD not long after departure, restart
01-05 Kanas ZWKN 12:30 AM
01-05 48°52’48.11"N 87°7’45.96"E 12:59 AM Landed on frozen lake Kanas
01-05 Zaysan UASE 1:47 AM
01-05 Karamay ZWKM 2:36 AM Water from Hinge reservoir 204 miles away
01-05 Shihezi Airfield ZSHI 3:05 AM
01-05 Wulumuqi Air Base ZYUS 3:23 AM
01-05 Diwopu ZWWW 3:30 AM
01-05 Urumqi South Air Base ZYAG 3:41 AM
Flight time 7:39 13 stops
Flying out at dawn over Tandy-Uula Ridge
The sunrise was blocked by distant clouds, over lake Uvs
Ulaangom, the capital of Uvs Province in Mongolia, located on the slopes of the Kharkhiraa mountain
They have some very cute cattle here
Harhiraa Uul mountain peak, 9,715 ft high
Quite the view in the early morning
Stunning place to visit
Ulgii, the capital of the Bayan-Ölgii Aimag of Mongolia
This area is home to the eagle hunters
Wide open terrain near Dund-Us, perfect for eagle hunting
Khovd on the Buyant river
Tradidtional Mongolian yurts in the background, aka Ger, portable, circular dwellings
Wide screen angle to get both sun and moon in the same shot
Munkhkhairkhan National Park
Near Bulgan Gol National Park, back over the plains
Qinghezhen, Qinggil County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Xi Lekaren, Ertix Hi river
Taiga Corridor feeding lake Kanas
Laka Kanas and Taiga Corridor in summer
Currently it looks more like this
Perfect surface to land on
Just make sure to lift off before the edge
Very nice place to visit
The canyon on the way out
Via Xinjiang Kanas National Geopark
Zaysan, Kazakhstan
A good look at how the game handles snow transitions
Karamay, a prefecture-level city in the north of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Jiulongton (九龙潭) water arriving in the city from the Hinge reservoir over 200 miles away
Jiulongton on the left, the end of a 200+ mile long aquaduct through the mountains
This city seems to be a tourist destination, featuring Word Devil City (世界魔鬼城) amusement park
Heiyoushan Park (黑油山公园) monument to the oil found here, right on the surface
Radical change in scenery over Dengjiaqucun, Shawan County
I imagine it’s not really that green there right now
Shihezi Airport, landing in icy fog
Ürümqi, or Urumchi, abbreviated Wushi, formerly known as Tihwa, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
View of the city and Xinjiang Ancient Ecological Park on the right
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, featuring the local history and culture
There is so much more to see of China, but I’m just nicking the North-West corner for now. Back West tomorrow to Kyrgyzstan.