After a long break, I have an opportunity today to have a cycling session this fall. It was one of my best cycling sessions through nature, and I am getting more connected to nature, being a nature lover. I always try to explore nature in the mountains, in the forest, and by the lake as I get the most out of such places surrounding the place where I am currently living. Indeed, it is a great favor upon me from the Almighty that I am living just in the lap of nature. As I visited Bangladesh at the end of September and came back to China in the middle of October, I found the weather very inappropriate for a riding session. Besides, I was very busy with some professional work in the office, which made me confined in the living room for longer during the last 2 Sundays before the last one when I visited the Great Wall last week.
Today my plan was to go to the supermarket to buy some stuff, but the weather was not so cold as it is going to be so cold the next week, so I wanted to make the best use of time and set for a more than 25 km route, and it was more fantastic and soothing than I thought. I left my institute around 2:10/2:15 p.m., and the surroundings were not so clear, for the morning fog still had not disappeared. But it has become much more visible compared to the morning when the naked eye sighting distance was just around 50 m, which I experienced around 8:20 am in the morning. I set my location to explore the fall on the mountains roads, which was around 13 km from my institute near the Yanqihu Lake area, which I have visited so many times. I have written about it several times, and I will write more in the coming future.
After riding for more than 1 hour, I reached the locations area where the whole area is free from any industries or any residential area, except some international conventional centers, and dozens of resorts and hotels located at specific points of this vast mountain area. The majority of the area is covered with forest parks, and a majority of them are wild parks that are accessible deep in the mountains, but the roadside park areas are open to the public. And, truly this is the peak time of the tourists in this area as the beauty of the autumn is so amazing to dive you into your imagination.
As I was riding a bicycle, it was much more convenient for me to explore the area quite quickly as I didn't need to walk slowly, which kills the time significantly. For the tourists, there are also many bicycles for hire, such as combo bicycles for couples, 4 people, and even 6 people riding cycles, which are also available to rent in this area. I had another plan to go through another mountain road of around 5 km, but the steepness of that road was too tiring, and I was tired already as I had my plan quite fast. So, I ignore that route and avoid being much more tired as I need to go back to my institute, and tomorrow I have a plan to visit Beijing City to meet some friends.
I Have taken some rest in one of the park areas as riding continuously through these mountain roads is very difficult. Today, I didn't take more water as in winter, the amount of drinking water decreases significantly, and the water becomes very cold during the ride. But I was not tired as the weather was not hot at all but quite cold as the temperature was around 17 degrees centigrade at peak and started decreasing after my arrival at the location. I have seen so many people riding the rented cycles also with their families and partners, which makes feeling lonely quite a bit as I am visiting the area only by myself! But I enjoy such solo travel a lot as I can do and visit whatever I want and spend time according to my own aspects.
It was more than an hour in this area, and the daylight started decreasing quite fast as the sun would set around 5:10 or 5:15 in this period. So, I have taken as many shots as possible during my entering the deeper session as I will not take any more shots when I return to my institute. It was really an amazing feeling when the dried leaves were breaking underneath, and the green ground turned yellow in this area, making it a heavenly beauty. Also, the temperature has started decreasing also, so I started my return journey quite faster than the entry riding session.
That's all for today; I hope I will bring you here in the coming winter if I get the opportunity to let you explore the winter beauty of this amazing place near Huairou City.
I hope you enjoyed my riding bicycle session to such an amazing place in the nature with its thrilling beauty. I will catch you at the next.
Wish you a great weekend.