April 4, 2007
Dechen to Yangjing: Road notes II
Kms Altitude Description
1865 (3300m) Dechen
1852 Karwa karpo viewpoint, Restaurant, good hotels
1834 Jct, keep right, end of pavement
1813 (2050m) Bridge over Mekong
1798 (2250m) Kongshan, food, truck stop barrier in town PSB? Do not
stay in town. Maybe high road around town 3 km before
roadworkers camp
1760/3300 Tibetan border
Route 214 changes to 318,
Roadmarkers change,
Route 214 continues to Markham
3304 4.5 km before Yangjing hidden campsite above road
between two stone walls. Exactly where the powerlines
cross from power station (waterfall across valley). We
found the road construction crew is using this as a
latrine.
Road construction (widening) in progress from Tibetan
border to Markham
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