Tajikistan & Uzbekistan, 2010

In July we visited the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan and the ancient Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan. We flew through Riga, Latvia to Dushanbe, Tajikistan and headed east and south for 3 days to Khorog through the many mountain ranges of the Pamirs. From there we traveled another 2 days along the Panj River in the Wakhan Corridor, a narrow strip of Afghanistan between Tajikistan and Pakistan. with great views of the Hindu Kush. We headed north into the Alichur Mountains near Bulunkul to begin our trek. We had great views of mountains, wildflowers and marmots before returning to the road at Batchor. The next day we had a spectacular mountain flight from Khorog back to Dushanbe followed by another mountain flight over the Fann Mountains to Khojand near the Uzbekistan border. We traveled by road to Tashkent to catch an overnight train to Bukhara and visit this ancient Silk Road city before taking a day train to Samarkand. We headed back to Dushanbe by road to catch the flight home.

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Dome Square
Riga, Latvia
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St. Peters Church
Riga, Latvia
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Trek Start
Dushanbe
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The Tulip
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Afghan Village
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New Road Above Panj River
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Tajik Road
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Wakhan Corridor
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Yellow Flowers
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Local Kids
Bulunkul
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Bulunkul Village
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Flowers
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Yashil Kul
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Peggy and Friend
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Langar Valley
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Hiking up the Langar Valley
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High Camp in the Langar Valley
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Us at Chap-dara Lake
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Crossing the Langar River
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Marmots in the Langar Valley
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Peggy approaching the Langar Pass
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Moss in the Langar Valley
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Northern Alichur Range
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Ram
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River Crossing
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River Crossing
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Trek Flowers
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Last Trek Dinner
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Mustard Fields
Batchor
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End of Trek
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Flight over Pamirs
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Dushanbe
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Sheikh Massal ad-Din Mosque
Khojand
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Kebab vendor
Khojand
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Pigeon in Ismail Samani Mausoleum
Bukhara
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Ismail Samani Mausoleum
Bukhara
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Uzbek Girl
Kolkhozny Bazaar
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Ark Fortress
Bukhara
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Kalon Mosque Courtyard
Bukhara
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Arches in Kolan Mosque
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Admiring Bukhara Textiles
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Mir-i-Arab Medressa
Bukhara
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Kalon Mosque and Minaret
Bukhara
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Registan Square
Samarkand
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Entrance portal of Sher Dor Medressa
Samarkand
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Stairs leading to Shar-i-Zinda
Samarkand
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The mausoleums of Shah-i-Zinda
and modern cemetary
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Pilgrims at Shah-i-Zinda
Samarkand
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Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Samarkand
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Dome at Bibi-Khanym Mosque
Samarkand
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Guri Amir Mausoleum
Samarkand









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