你知道吗？青海版的马尔代夫其实就在眼前？网红U型公路背后的秘密是怎样的呢？最美G315国道等着你的发现！

在大西北环线的第三天，风景最美且变化无穷。今天，我们将在中国最美的315国道上体验荒凉与孤独，感受延伸到天际的U型网红公路，还将在东台吉乃尔湖徒步，体验乌素特水上雅丹，以及穿过一边蓝一边绿的西台吉乃尔湖。

除了靠近景区和加油站的地方，一路基本是没信号的，所以记得提前告知家人和朋友。一路行驶在茫茫戈壁中，有自由飞驰快乐，也有对严酷环境敬畏。偶尔停车爬山某个山坡，四面八方满眼尽是戈壁滩。

网红U型公路就位于G315国道上，其实U型公路在青海新疆很多，只是在前往东台吉乃尔湖路上有两段特别明显。第一个在山坡上有空地，可以停好车爬到路边山坡上拍摄，如果想在路中间拍人像，一定要注意安全，每年都有被撞出事的情况，如果遇到抓住就罚款。第二个其实坡度更加陡峭，只是不太方便停车，而且两个山坡间距离有些远。

东台吉乃尔湖是个原生态盐湖，走进去白茫茫一片盐碱，远远就望见蒂芙尼蓝，白色盐碱如同沙滩，幽蓝的湖水如海，在湖中间还有条隆起的陆地，要从左手侧浅滩淌水过去。

虽然风景很美，但是很难拍照。如果正对着湖水拍，就没有任何线条美感；想沿着湖岸拍，那岸边早已挤满了人群。不过，只要沿着湖岸往右走十分钟，即可越过那些收费拍照的人，然后后面几乎就是无人的纯净秘境。但几乎没有人愿意动动腿，这让我百思不得其解。在那里，你只要多走几步，就能超过90%以上的人。而我整整走了半个多小时，我觉得这是一次宝贵的经历。

lake water's color changes with light and distance, near the shore is clear and transparent, gradually turns into green, blue, deep blue as you move away. The shoreline salt deposits form a natural "romantic beach" that looks delicate but is actually hard; remember to wear hiking or outdoor shoes when walking.

After half an hour of walking along the lake shore, I reached a spot where there were other travelers who had parked their cars in less crowded areas. They were surprised to see me coming towards them. I decided to turn back after reaching a place surrounded by three bodies of water. Today's itinerary was tight; we still have to visit Usum Tilet Water Sand Yard and Xitai Jinyilu Lake before heading to Mangu for accommodation.

Sometimes you might feel that people are too many and noisy; sometimes you think the scenery isn't beautiful enough. It's just that not everyone is willing to walk under scorching sun in this vast desert landscape; only those who do so can truly appreciate the beauty of these places like East Taijinyi Lake.