World Travel, Marc and Peggy Faucher

Silk Road Bike Trip, 1994

We did a bike trip from near Bishkek, Kyrgyztan to Gilgit, Pakistan via Kashgar, China in the summer of 1994. To get to Bishkek, we flew to Moscow, then to Samarkand in Uzbekistan. Traveling to Moscow after the fall of the Soviet Union was surreal... but seeing the sights of Samarkand was remarkable. This was even before we started the bike trip! After an all-night bus trip from Samarkand to Bishkek, we were ready to start our ride south through the mountains of Central Asia. We crossed the Turagart Pass into China and down into Kashgar, a very remote place at the time. After a day at the Kashgar Sunday Market, we proceeded to climb up the Karakorum Highway into Pakistan and down to Gilgit. From there we took a bus down the Indus River valley to Islamabad and flew home. It was an amazing trip at a time when travel in this part of the world was difficult.

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The Kremlin, Moscow
The Kremlin, Moscow
  • The Kremlin, Moscow
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
  • St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  • Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Burana Tower near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Burana Tower near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  • Burana Tower near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Peggy on Kegeti Pass, Kyrgyzstan
Peggy on Kegeti Pass, Kyrgyzstan
  • Peggy on Kegeti Pass, Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Boys
Kyrgyz Boys
  • Kyrgyz Boys
W. Karakol Valley, Kyrgyzstan
W. Karakol Valley, Kyrgyzstan
  • W. Karakol Valley, Kyrgyzstan
Kara-Keche Valley, Kyrgyzstan
Kara-Keche Valley, Kyrgyzstan
  • Kara-Keche Valley, Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Herdman
Kyrgyz Herdman
  • Kyrgyz Herdman
Camp near Song-Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Camp near Song-Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan
  • Camp near Song-Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz family at Yurt
Kyrgyz family at Yurt
  • Kyrgyz family at Yurt
Kyrgyz Herders
Kyrgyz Herders
  • Kyrgyz Herders
Dolon Pass, Kyrgyzstan
Dolon Pass, Kyrgyzstan
  • Dolon Pass, Kyrgyzstan
Us at Base of Dolon Pass
Us at Base of Dolon Pass
  • Us at Base of Dolon Pass
Waiting for the Polaroids
Waiting for the Polaroids
  • Waiting for the Polaroids
Kyrgyz Family Collecting Herbal Teas
Kyrgyz Family Collecting Herbal Teas
  • Kyrgyz Family Collecting Herbal Teas
Tash Rabat, Caravanserai
Tash Rabat, Caravanserai
  • Tash Rabat, Caravanserai
Tien Shen Mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Tien Shen Mountains, Kyrgyzstan
  • Tien Shen Mountains, Kyrgyzstan
Elder Kyrgyz Horseman
Elder Kyrgyz Horseman
  • Elder Kyrgyz Horseman
Fortifications from 1982 Border War with China
Fortifications from 1982 Border War with China
  • Fortifications from 1982 Border War with China
Kyrgyz Crew
Kyrgyz Crew
  • Kyrgyz Crew
Rawhide trucks at Soviet/Chinese gate, Torugart Pass
Rawhide trucks at Soviet/Chinese gate, Torugart Pass
  • Rawhide trucks at Soviet/Chinese gate, Torugart Pass
Abakah Hoja Tomb, Kashgar
Abakah Hoja Tomb, Kashgar
  • Abakah Hoja Tomb, Kashgar
Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday Market
  • Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday Market
  • Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday Market
  • Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday market, Dried Snakes
Kashgar Sunday market, Dried Snakes
  • Kashgar Sunday market, Dried Snakes
Kashgar Sunday Market
Kashgar Sunday Market
  • Kashgar Sunday Market
Chairman Mao over Kashgar
Chairman Mao over Kashgar
  • Chairman Mao over Kashgar
Ghez River, China
Ghez River, China
  • Ghez River, China
Kongur Monument near  Mustagh Ata, China
Kongur Monument near Mustagh Ata, China
  • Kongur Monument near Mustagh Ata, China
Peggy with Yurt Man
Peggy with Yurt Man
  • Peggy with Yurt Man
Peggy Riding a Bactrian Camel
Peggy Riding a Bactrian Camel
  • Peggy Riding a Bactrian Camel
Chia Camels
Chia Camels
  • Chia Camels
Mausoleums along the Karakorum Highway, China
Mausoleums along the Karakorum Highway, China
  • Mausoleums along the Karakorum Highway, China
Us at Tarim Basin, China
Us at Tarim Basin, China
  • Us at Tarim Basin, China
Tajik Family, China
Tajik Family, China
  • Tajik Family, China
Yak Riders, China
Yak Riders, China
  • Yak Riders, China
Khunjerab Pass (15500ft)
Khunjerab Pass (15500ft)
  • Khunjerab Pass (15500ft)
Rope Bridge Crossing, Pakistan
Rope Bridge Crossing, Pakistan
  • Rope Bridge Crossing, Pakistan
Passu Cathedral, Pakistan
Passu Cathedral, Pakistan
  • Passu Cathedral, Pakistan
Hunza, Pakistan
Hunza, Pakistan
  • Hunza, Pakistan
Karakorum Highway, Pakistan
Karakorum Highway, Pakistan
  • Karakorum Highway, Pakistan
Rock Carvings, Hunza, Pakistan
Rock Carvings, Hunza, Pakistan
  • Rock Carvings, Hunza, Pakistan
Bike Group Photo, Hunza, Pakistan
Bike Group Photo, Hunza, Pakistan
  • Bike Group Photo, Hunza, Pakistan
Last Biking Past Rakaposhi, Pakistan
Last Biking Past Rakaposhi, Pakistan
  • Last Biking Past Rakaposhi, Pakistan
Nanga Parbat (8160m), Pakistan
Nanga Parbat (8160m), Pakistan
  • Nanga Parbat (8160m), Pakistan
Colorful Truck, Pakistan
Colorful Truck, Pakistan
  • Colorful Truck, Pakistan
Buddha Rocks, Indus Valley, Pakistan
Buddha Rocks, Indus Valley, Pakistan
  • Buddha Rocks, Indus Valley, Pakistan
Route Map
Route Map
  • Route Map

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