Kyzyl-Aart Pass
The pass ascends from the damp, green valleys of Kyrgyzstan over to the desolate, dry Pamir plateau of… Tajikistan.
The pass ascends from the damp, green valleys of Kyrgyzstan over to the desolate, dry Pamir plateau of… Tajikistan.
Murgab market first appeared bleak and deserted. Then the shops, built from refurbished shipping containers, opened. Out spilled bright colored… clothes, Chinese plastic, and fruits from Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
Where is everybody? An eerie silence pervaded the place as we wandered Karakul’s dusty streets. The town used to be… an important military base. Nowadays the local youth have left to find work in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
The Pamir plateau in Tajikistan is so enormous that even when we saw the town of Karakul in the distance… it took us the whole day to reach it.
Vast, enormous, immense, are just some of the adjectives used to describe the scenery. To truly appreciate it, you have… to pedal it yourself.