Silk Road: Kyrgyzstan Photo

Photographer’s Note

Silkroad travels: Tajikistan

On top of the Irkestam pass (3'536 m asl.) and a few hours before the Chinese border , my cyclist friend Blaise (left) checks on his bike. Herman is in the middle. The picture was taken by Martin. The mountains in the back are part of the Trans Alay chain. The Silk road has seen a rapidly increasing traffic here because Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazachstan have opened their borders to China, practically closed during Soviet times.

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mimagica (619) 2008-02-07 10:04

Hi Dietrich,
fantastic adventure,
Regards
Michelangelo

Buin (38628) 2008-02-07 10:34

Hallo Dieter!
Wieder ein tolles und scharfes Foto. Hier sieht man einmal eindrucksvoll über was für Schotter-Pisten ihr euch gequält habt und was für Packesel ihr bewegt habt. Auch die Höhe über dem Tal kommt hier gut zur Geltung. Schön, dass Du während Deiner Krankheit einen "Ersatzkameramann" hattest".
Grüße aus dem heute einmal sonnigen Siegen!
Frank

brandstaetter (14552) 2008-02-07 11:04

Hallo Dietrich,

immer wieder verwunderlich, dass das Rad und die Reifen diese Menge an Gepäck aushalten. Grossartiger Kontrast der Schneeriesen mit den 2 Menschen.
LG Christian

smarcell (14715) 2008-02-07 12:34

Again amazing picture ! This is my "ideal" landscape. Desert, sun and mountains with snow, and no trees. I'm really fascinated by this land.

clnaef (6289) 2008-02-08 4:26

Bonjour,
Intéressant point de vue, c'est drôle de voir ces deux motocyclistes qui semblent perdu dans l'immensité.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

MarcT (21105) 2008-02-08 6:35

Hi Dietrich,
That's a very special place. There seems to be no living being in this place! And you, you were riding on your bicycle through these mountains;-)
Cheers
Marc

vincz (19075) 2008-02-08 7:02

What a fantastic landscape. It must be a treat to be there on a bike! Not easy that's for sure but what a great feeling is must be. Love the mountains in the back the feeling of being lost in immensity.

Granniepics (21) 2008-03-11 13:38

Fantastic!