We also realized that the Tengger Desert was a lot rougher than Ulan Buh because it had a lot of rivers and vegetation. Therefore, the summer and fall are the only times of year when Tengger Desert is at its most beautiful.

We left this confluence point to reach another desert close to the river because we had to hurry back to Wuhai. When we went back to the car after taking a few more pictures, we discovered that we were about to embark on yet another desert adventure! Even after a couple of attempts, the door remained locked and did not open. There was complete chaos during that time.

The walkie-talkie remained in the vehicle, and neither of our phones had any signal at all. We didn’t know where to go next. But then something good happened. We attempted to unlock the door with our hand after the door’s left window was shattered.