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