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Sichuan Day 6, Part 1

This is our second day in the park itself.  The owner of the B&B told us not to go outside until people started showing up on the main trail.  This is because if the park authorities see us, they will charge us for a second day in the park.  After the crowds start pouring in,…

…we could venture out from our village.

Which we did.  But before we got beyond the boundaries of our village, we saw what has become a common vision in China:  a couple taking wedding pictures in a beautiful environmental environment, this time with unusual attire.

As we sat outside a little café in the village watching the wedding group, I noticed, off to the side, that there was a bucket next to a hose with water running slowly on the ground.  It seemed to me that someone meant for the hose to be filling the bucket, so I fixed the problem.

Let’s hope I didn’t ruin some guy’s experiment.

So, we joined the river of people flowing over the wooden walkway…

…in order to view the beautiful rivers of water…

…that eventually end up in small lakes…

…or large ones.

Every beautiful lake is bordered by a wooden walkway full of people, of course.

There were lots of gorgeous waterfalls…

…where inevitably some family group was taking a selfie.

X23 and I had no selfie stick but that didn’t stop her from taking selfies.

This particular lake was called Clear Lake (in Chinese, of course).  There were swarms (make that schools) of fish everywhere you would look.

Obviously, a good place for more wedding photos.

We continued along the wooden path and found a family who, contrary to the customs we generally observe in China, decided to go off-trail to have their lunch.

Exhausted from fighting the crowds every minute, we were relieved to find a relatively quiet side trail slightly away from the shore of Clear Lake.  The relative solitude allowed us unfettered observation of the local wildlife.

As we came to the end of this side path, there were a few students sitting on the steps at the end.

One of the frustrating things about China is that common courtesy, as defined by Americans, is often lacking.  In this instance, it was very clear from our noise that we were coming down the trail but there was no effort on the part of these students to “make a hole.”

We continued walking along the lake, and wherever there was an opportunity for a viewing platform, there was one.

This is because Clear Lake is particularly beautiful and clear.

One problem with crystal clear water is determining its depth.

The photo below is not upside down.  Need I say more?

At the far end of the lake there was a large are for people to gather…

…and, of course, buy stuff you don’t need.

I don’t why but this reminds me of New Mexico.  (Right, FII?)

(Day 6 to be continued.)

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