IAN'S PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY

PAKISTAN GALLERY 1 (NATURE)

The pictures in this gallery were taken along the Karakoram Highway and the Hunza Valley of Northern Pakistan. Sweeping views, spectacular snow capped mountains and starlit nights.

copyright ian 2001   Moon-scape.....early leg of the Karakoram Highway just after the China customs.
copyright ian 2001   More sweeping views along the Karakoram Highway.
copyright ian 2001   Lake Karakul, along the Karakoram Highway
copyright ian 2001   Khunjerab Pass....at 4,700+ meters, the road here is supposedly the highest in the world.
copyright ian 2001   Man praying while waiting for clearance formalities at the Pakistan Customs.
copyright ian 2001   Surrounded....snow capped mountains in Passu
copyright ian 2001   This suspension bridge took nerves of steel to cross...one step at a time. Notice the larger one next to it that had been damaged by flood waters. The river water flowed fast alright!
copyright ian 2001   More snow capped mountain ranges as seen in Karimabad.
copyright ian 2001   The Sheppard's Hut or the base of the Ultar Glacier was a tough 3h hike from Karimabad.
copyright ian 2001   The hike back from Sheppard's Hut....the 60deg slope and rock debris after a rockslide was precarious.
     
     
     
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