After our harrowing 11 hour bus journey from Kangding we had finally arrived in the city of Litang. The city rests at 4,150 meters above sea level in a beautiful valley rimmed by bald Himalayan peaks. Here’s the view we got as we went over our last mountain pass and rode down into Litang’s valley:
In under 36 hours we had gone from warm sub-tropical Chengdu (500 meters above sea level) to Litang’s breath-taking altitude at over 12,000 feet. On top of that I had done so after three basically sleepless nights. I was almost getting used to going to bed 2 AM and waking up three hours later at 5 AM. Then there was the train trip to Chengdu that had sucked much of my strength and health. To get to the point, I wasn’t feeling so hot when we arrived in Litang. Here we are as we walked down Litang’s main drag:
