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Pamir Highway - Kyrgyz Border to Murghab

Kyzyl-Art Pass (4290m/14,042 ft) start of the Pamir Highway on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
Kyzyl-Art Pass (4290m/14,042 ft) start of the Pamir Highway on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
Snow covered mountains of the Trans-Alay Range rising to 21,000 ft west of the Kyzyl-Art Pass
Snow covered mountains of the Trans-Alay Range rising to 21,000 ft west of the Kyzyl-Art Pass
Monument on the Kyzyl-Art Pass
Monument on the Kyzyl-Art Pass
Kyzyl-Art Pass, Tajikistan
Kyzyl-Art Pass, Tajikistan
Marco Polo sheep on a pedestal at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border
Marco Polo sheep on a pedestal at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border
Kyzyl-Art Pass, the start of the Pamir Highway on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Kyzyl-Art Pass, the start of the Pamir Highway on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Kyzyl-Art Pass, Tajikistan
Kyzyl-Art Pass, Tajikistan
Welcome to GBAO, the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast
Welcome to GBAO, the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast
Entry into the GBAO requires an additional permit in addition to the Tajikistan Visa
Entry into the GBAO requires an additional permit in addition to the Tajikistan Visa
Entering the Murgab District, GBAO
Entering the Murgab District, GBAO
A fence keeps travelers from straying into the military area along the Chinese border 12km away
A fence keeps travelers from straying into the military area along the Chinese border 12km away
Trans-Alay Range, Tajikistan
Trans-Alay Range, Tajikistan
Karakul Lake, 12,800ft - GBAO
Karakul Lake, 12,800ft - GBAO
High plains north of Karakul Lake, GBAO
High plains north of Karakul Lake, GBAO
Village of Karakul, 3914m
Village of Karakul, 3914m
Much of the village of Karakul is rubble
Much of the village of Karakul is rubble
Neglect or the 1994-1997 Civil War, I don't now
Neglect or the 1994-1997 Civil War, I don't now
If you get stuck, there are a few places to stay in Karakul
If you get stuck, there are a few places to stay in Karakul
Late lunch in a Karakul guesthouse
Late lunch in a Karakul guesthouse
A 3-holer, Karakul
A 3-holer, Karakul
Pamir Highway headed towards Pik Severnyi Muzkol (6132m/20,118ft)
Pamir Highway headed towards Pik Severnyi Muzkol (6132m/20,118ft)
It's a decent road...thank god since the driver had Get-to-Murgab-itis
It's a decent road...thank god since the driver had Get-to-Murgab-itis
Tajikistan Sep14 0048.jpg
Tajikistan Sep14 0048.jpg
The Pamir Highway M41 enters a high-altitude Tibetan-style landscape
The Pamir Highway M41 enters a high-altitude Tibetan-style landscape
Roadside ruins along the Pamir Highway
Roadside ruins along the Pamir Highway
Graffiti covered ruin along the Pamir Highway
Graffiti covered ruin along the Pamir Highway
Some of the first semi-habitable looking buildings since Karakul
Some of the first semi-habitable looking buildings since Karakul
Ugh...the Pamir Highway becomes a washboard dirt road
Ugh...the Pamir Highway becomes a washboard dirt road
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Ak-Baytal Pass (4655m/15,272 ft), the highest point on the Pamir Highway
Ak-Baytal Pass (4655m/15,272 ft), the highest point on the Pamir Highway
Ak-Baytal Pass (4655m/15,272 ft) - also the highest road in the former Soviet Union
Ak-Baytal Pass (4655m/15,272 ft) - also the highest road in the former Soviet Union
I wasn't impressed that my driver was in such a rush he was going to blow right over the pass without stopping
I wasn't impressed that my driver was in such a rush he was going to blow right over the pass without stopping
the back side of the Ak-Baytal Pass
the back side of the Ak-Baytal Pass
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
I love the clean, crystal clear high altitude air and total lack of crowds
I love the clean, crystal clear high altitude air and total lack of crowds
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Along the Pamir Highway
Along the Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
The Pamir Highway here is around 12,500 ft above sea level
The Pamir Highway here is around 12,500 ft above sea level
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
A few houses on the side of the Pamir Highway north of Murgab
A few houses on the side of the Pamir Highway north of Murgab
Remote living along the Pamir Highway
Remote living along the Pamir Highway
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast
Crystal clear and beautiful light of the highlands
Crystal clear and beautiful light of the highlands
Along the Pamir Highway
Along the Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway headed to Murgab
Pamir Highway headed to Murgab
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Decent pavement on this section of the Pamir Highway
Decent pavement on this section of the Pamir Highway
Utility lines along the Pamir Highway
Utility lines along the Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Wet patch along the roadside
Wet patch along the roadside
Stream with Yaks and the Chinese border zone fence in the distance
Stream with Yaks and the Chinese border zone fence in the distance
Stream in rocky terrain along the Pamir Highway
Stream in rocky terrain along the Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Roadside village of ruins along the Pamir Highway
Roadside village of ruins along the Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Pamir Highway, GBAO
Mountains along the Pamir Highway just north of Murgeb
Mountains along the Pamir Highway just north of Murgeb
Along the Pamir Highway
Along the Pamir Highway
Getting late...hope we get to Murgab soon
Getting late...hope we get to Murgab soon
Late afternoon light in the Pamirs
Late afternoon light in the Pamirs
Pamir colors
Pamir colors
A red mountain in the late afternoon just north of Murgab
A red mountain in the late afternoon just north of Murgab