Go to Cam mountain to “hunt”… clouds!

Cam Mountain peak with "sea of ​​clouds" appearing

Touch the clouds

No one knows since when, nature has given Cam Mountain such a beautiful season of clouds! Whether you are an An Giang native or a tourist from all over, you will be amazed when you immerse yourself in the hazy clouds covering the majestic Thien Cam Son peak. Many times going up and down Cam Mountain, I have also immersed myself in the hazy clouds, which has given Cam Mountain the name “Da Lat 2”.

Friends in Cam Mountain say that if you want to touch the clouds, you have to wait until the rainy season. At that time, the weather is cold, and clouds flock to visit the high mountain peaks. Indeed, on rainy mornings, when the landscape is still sleeping in the mist, the people of Cam Mountain have already woken up to make a living. In the peaceful atmosphere of Thuy Liem Lake Pilgrimage Center, May Market has been open very early. It is called May Market because it is open in the clouds! In fact, the market still has all kinds of necessities, serving the lives of the people on Cam Mountain. Coming to May Market early in the morning, you will be able to touch the clouds. That feeling is hard to describe. It is cool, pleasant, dreamy and a little sad. Sometimes, it is like you are walking through a drizzle, tiny drops of water falling on you. At that time, people feel very light, filtering sadness into the past.

The best part is walking around Thuy Liem Lake, watching the Buddhist structures hidden in the misty clouds, bringing a sense of etherealness and peace. In the sometimes clear, sometimes dim scene, visitors' footsteps seem to return to the peace of their souls. The bright red tiled roofs of the Big Buddha Pagoda, the towers like pens writing on the blue sky of Van Linh Pagoda, or the carefree smile of Maitreya Buddha in the vast space... always make people remember forever.

Experiencing that scene, I was extremely excited, even though I was a “regular” visitor to Cam Mountain. Different from the bustling atmosphere during holidays, Tet, and pilgrimage season, Cam Mountain in the rainy season becomes more quiet. At those times, people can truly feel the full “poetry” of Cam Mountain. On the stone-paved path, clouds drift along people’s footsteps. Blending in with the mist, a few purple sim branches sway, giving off a hint of distant sadness. Occasionally, I come across a few pots of hydrangeas in full bloom, and a row of pine trees quietly by the lake reflecting on the clear water. At that moment, I thought I was somewhere in the “city of thousands of flowers” ​​Da Lat.

Go "hunting" clouds

Because clouds are a “specialty”, a part of the poetic picture of Cam Mountain, they are sought by tourists from near and far. As the locals say, it is “hunting” for clouds on Cam Mountain. In the rainy season, clouds appear a lot. But to witness the most beautiful moments of clouds, people also have to take the trouble to find them, to go up the mountain early in the morning. At that time, clouds are on the surface of Thuy Liem Lake, or crawling on the distant slopes, even creating a vast sea of ​​clouds, bringing an extremely impressive visual perspective.

Many tourists choose the rainy season to go to Cam Mountain, with the purpose of "hunting" for clouds. They ask people who work as passenger transport to take them to the most beautiful cloud-watching spots. Sometimes, to "hunt" for clouds, tourists also have to have their hearts stopped a few times with the steep and steep roads. In particular, many young people also come to the homestay on Cam Mountain to stay overnight. Their purpose is to enjoy the fresh, cool air of Thien Cam Son at night. The next morning, they can watch the clouds spread across the mountains and forests, and record moments of youth in the hazy, somewhat surreal scenery of the cloud season on Cam Mountain. Currently, this type of tourism is popular with many young people, helping to stabilize the lives of people on the mountain.

Not only tourists love the cloud season on Thien Cam Son, but photographers are also very passionate about this creative field. For Duong Viet Anh (Management Board of Cam Mountain Tourist Area), beautiful photos of Cam Mountain are an endless passion, especially the scene of clouds and sky drifting over the "roof of the West". However, "hunting" for a photo with floating clouds, or a vast sea of ​​clouds is very difficult. Duong Viet Anh said that even though it is the rainy season, it does not mean that if you want to take photos of clouds, Cam Mountain will have clouds. This requires patience and time. There are days when he wanders everywhere on Cam Mountain but still cannot get a satisfactory photo. There are quite a few photos of Cam Mountain, but truly beautiful photos of the cloud season on Cam Mountain are quite rare.

After all, being able to “touch” the cloud season of Cam Mountain always gives each person a very special feeling, both exciting and gentle, helping the soul regain a sense of balance. Therefore, this is a unique mark worth searching for, experiencing and remembering, as an unforgettable part of the charming land of An Giang.

THANH TIEN

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/ve-nui-cam-san-may--a420721.html