{"id":11003,"date":"2022-12-08T12:11:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T17:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=11003"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:54:15","slug":"elementor-10963-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=11003","title":{"rendered":"Expedition Field Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11003\" class=\"elementor elementor-11003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45425268 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45425268\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b651554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b651554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xxl\">SICHUAN BASIN TO TIBETAN PLATEAU:\nTHE FIELD NOTES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766caebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"766caebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.windy.com\/31.808\/98.581?waves,31.281,98.581,8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derge<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.windy.com\/33.008\/97.003?32.378,97.003,8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yushu<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/cn\/haxiu-township\/2597332\/weather-forecast\/2597332?city=haxiu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haxiu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad10980 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ad10980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266c41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266c41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>VIEW ARTICLES BY THEME<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e99a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48e99a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13323\"><strong>Countdown to Departure<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13325\"><strong>In the Spotlight<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13327\"><strong>People and Culture<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13329\"><strong>Expedition Prep<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13333\"><strong>Wildlife and Stewardship<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13331\"><strong>Terrain and Environment<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13335\"><strong>Urban Exploration<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=13372\"><strong>The Journey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ecbe9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67ecbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bd2f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45bd2f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FOLLOW SOCIAL FEED<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2842b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-facebook-page\" data-id=\"2842b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"facebook-page.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-facebook-widget fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jomarie.fecci\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-height=\"711px\" data-width=\"500px\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\" data-hide-cta=\"false\" style=\"min-height: 1px;height:711px\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660f15d elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"660f15d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-86982ad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jomarie.fecci\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-09eb09e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nomadjeeper\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-threads elementor-repeater-item-ed68fda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@usnomads\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Threads<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-threads\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82a5bee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82a5bee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c4e494\" data-id=\"6c4e494\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e3ecc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"05e3ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a258dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a258dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>RETURN TO: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/usnomads.org\/blog\/\">The Roadbook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?p=12533\">Expedition Main Page<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/usnomadstudio.com\/usnomads\/?page_id=11003\">Expedition Field Notes<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb5a23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb5a23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0296605\" data-id=\"0296605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SICHUAN BASIN TO TIBETAN PLATEAU: THE FIELD NOTES THE COMPLETE ROUTE LOCAL WEATHER Beijing |\u00a0Chengdu |\u00a0 Wolong |\u00a0Zhonglu |\u00a0Tagong |\u00a0Ganzi | Derge |\u00a0Yushu\u00a0| Haxiu VIEW ARTICLES BY THEME Countdown to Departure In the Spotlight People and Culture Expedition Prep Wildlife and Stewardship Terrain and Environment Urban Exploration The Journey FOLLOW SOCIAL FEED Facebook Instagram Threads 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