TRAVEL EXPERIENCES HUNT CLOUD TA XUA, SON LA VIETNAM

20-03-2019

A. PART 1: Experience hunting clouds

Before sharing the hunting schedule in Ta Xua, Son La, Vietnam. I want to talk about experience to hunt the cloud to be most effective. So, what is the cloud that we want to hunt? Where do you usually appear? How to get the most beautiful and effective cloud? ...

1. Clouds that we want to hunt in the simplest and most common way is the accumulation of water under pressure and certain temperatures will form clouds. Usually at low temperatures below 22 degrees Celsius and not below 3 degrees Celsius. If it is too low, it will form ice if the ground is still forming snow if it falls from the sky. Not mentioned here)

2. / In Vietnam, it is a sub-tropical climate, in winter, especially in the northern mountainous areas and areas with relatively low temperature such as Da Lat and Highland with high humidity. With mountainous surrounding valleys, rivers, streams and dense woods will be a place of condensation of water vapor, experiencing low temperatures during the night and autumn and winter will form dense fog. .

If we are in this area, it is the traditional way of fog. If we go up a certain height above this layer of fog, the fog we just crossed it is Cloud. That is the cloud that I want to hunt. In Vietnam, the mountains and forests in the north have dense jungle mountains, rivers and streams (that is, water sources for evaporation to form fog) and valleys in high mountain ranges will be the place. Ideal to hunt for clouds.

It can be mentioned but famous places like Da Lat in Tay Nguyen, Sin Ho, Ka Lang, Moc Chau, Ta Xua, Dien Bien, Sa Pa, O Quy Ho Pass, Khau Phau Pass etc. Phu Ta Leng, Ta Xua, Fan, Salt Mountain, White Tiger Woods ... etc ... but many people in the world have been admired and hunted successful. Lucky to meet

3. / What is the need to hunt for the cloud?

- First it is necessary to see the weather to predict the time of high possibility is cloudy. Weather must converge enough: new rain, low temperature at night and high daytime, sunny days should be beautiful clouds. Before you go hunting for a cloud, you need to know the weather to know. Note the humidity factor in the area you want to hunt.

- 4: Time: Most of us are lucky because they are taking advantage of vacation time or take leave to go. Luckily is unfortunately missed. But if the photographers want to hunt the clouds, you need to prepare everything plus always give yourself a certain time in the cloud season to be able to hit the right time when convergence factors. Talking about the cloud season, it must be added that the cloud season is usually in the winter, especially in the winter, convergence is qualified clouds.

B. / PART 2: Experience and schedule of Ta Xua clouds hunting.

ITINERARY
Day 01: Hanoi - Son Tay - Trung Ha - Thu Cuc - Thu Cuc junction (National road 32) - Turn left to Phu Yen - Bac Yen (Highway 37). Night sleep Bac Yen. (210Km)

Bac Yen has a pretty good hotel and the biggest one is Bac Yen Dong Tam Hotel. Prices range from 200k to 250k / 2 bed rooms are quite clean. There are 3 beds and 4 beds. There are also some pretty reasonable and affordable.

A dusty delegation can go straight to Ta Xua to ask for sleep or have a tent, sleeping bags, Ta Xua to find a tent to sleep watching the night and the sky is so great star. From Bac Yen town to Ta Xua it is 15Km to center of Ta Xua commune.

According to myself, it should be from the evening, it will save time with the less time you spend or take advantage of the weekend.

Day 02: Bac Yen - Ta Xua - Bac Yen - Hanoi (240Km)

Get up early personal hygiene before 5am. Prepare breakfast from the day before to endure at dawn watching the clouds. 05h to 05h15 must come from Bac Yen to move to Ta Xua commune. Although the road is only 15Km but full slope and some slightly bad road. In case of fog, the speed of movement will be very slow. Late to Ta Xua commune, it will take a moment for the sun to rise from the sea of clouds.

Go to Ta Xua commune if it is cloudy, it is an ideal point to see. You see on your photo taken about the ideal cloud point and shooting the ideal clouds you have taken.

In the case of Ta Xua commune being blind, you can move up to the higher point on the way to Xiam Vang. From the junction in the center of Ta Xua commune, if you turn left, go to Xiem Vang, turn right (rather than go straight) to Lang Dong. Going from this junction in the direction of the Golden Violet about 1.5 km up the slope. This place is usually very clear because there is no shielding. Standing on here, even on the side of Mai Son is also full of clouds, but in the west, there is no sunrise, Ta Xua, Lang Dong is also immense cloud and is east with sunrise.

Add an ideal point of view and maybe clouds if you can down to wash your feet in the river cloud is from the center of Ta Xua commune, you go straight in the direction of Hang Dong and look for View fit I run about 3 Km, there is a very beautiful point with large boulders on the road to make points for you to take beautiful pictures.

If you have plenty of time, then you can choose from Northern Yen to follow QL37 via Ta Khoa bridge to Co Noi crossroad and then Moc Chau shortcut, admire the tea hill. From Bac Yen to Moc Chau by Highway 37 about 70 km. However, this road is currently repairing some fairly dusty sections.

Or you can move to Moc Chau in the direction of Van Yen Ferry is also an interesting experience. From Bac Yen, follow QL37 to Gia Phu crossroad, turn right to Van Yen ferry. Via Van Yen ferry across Da River lake and continue to run 57Km more Moc Chau. You can choose the opposite way is to Moc Chau before then to Bac Yen, to Ta Xua and then HN to circular arc.