今天，我们将行驶在中国最美的315国道上，体验大西北的荒凉和孤独，感受延伸到天际的U型网红公路，还将在号称青海版马尔代夫的东台吉乃尔湖徒步，体验乌素特水上雅丹，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，记得提前告知家人和朋友。一路行驶在茫茫戈壁中，有自由飞驰的快乐，也有对严酷环境的敬畏。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，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的盐湖，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地块，你需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，要想沿着湖岸拍，那么岸边早已挤满了人群。其实只要沿着 湖岸往右走十分钟，你会发现后面几乎是一个人的纯净秘境，但是几乎没有人愿意动动腿，这让我们百思不得其解。你只需多走几步，就能超过90%以上的人，而我整整走了半个多小时。

lake water color change with the light and distance, near shore foot is clear transparent, from near to far lake water slowly turn into green blue deep blue etc. Shore side due to salt deposit form a natural and romantic "beautiful beach", looking at it although fine soft actually salt deposit is hard, walking remember wear sports or outdoor shoes.

along the lake shore walk for half an hour more, in the distance there are another group of travelers, their leader drove the car to a less crowded place but they didn't expect someone would come over so they were all very surprised looking at me. To a place surrounded by three bodies of water on three sides I stood still for a while then decided to turn back and walk back, today's itinerary is tight also need go Ussut Waterfall Gorge and Xitai Lake Gorge tonight reach Mangya stay overnight.

sometimes you hate crowds noise sometimes you think scenery not beautiful enough it's just that you haven't walked far enough those who truly want to walk in scorching sun under heat wave are few so as long as you walk some distance you will surpass most people listening to your footsteps seeing your shadow projected by the sun I like this part of my own walking alone I feel that i have really seen xitai lake gongga