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The end of the road 1

The end of the road 1
HFF or stone wall Friday. A small home at the end of a torturous 6 hour high altitude track in the Chipurson Valley, North Pakistan. At 4000 meters in altitude, surrounded by 6-7000m peaks, it marks the end of a road, right at the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan where Tajikistan and Pakistan almost meet. It is uninhabited except for high altitude summer pastures for yak and goats, and for a Shia Sufi shrine which is visited on pilgrimages by inhabitants of North Pakistan. Locals also sometimes walk over the very high mountain passes into Afghanistan or Tajikistan to meet relatives and family members in the largely Ismaili communities on the other sides of the border. The mountains in the picture are Afghanistan

Have a fabulous Friday and an exhilarating weekend. ❤️

aNNa schramm, Heidiho, Dominique Sarrazin, Leo W and 43 other people have particularly liked this photo


31 comments - The latest ones
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist ja toll,wie sie dieses Haus gemacht haben liebe Diana,man ist schon fasziniert,wie sie das immer schaffen,eine tolle Aufnahme zeigst du :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
10 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
SPLENDIDE ce magnifique rendu très révélateur plus d'être évocateur surtout dans cette région très isolée et qui ressemble étrangement à des endroits retirés chez nous en Kabylie.
SUBLIME et excellent partage.
HFF et agréable semaine à venir.
10 months ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
And now you have to turn around and drive back the difficult route.
I wish you all the best and a safe journey...
10 months ago.
 Jean-Paul
Jean-Paul club
House and landscape in perfect harmony.
Great. Wish you an excellent weekend!
10 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
The house seems to perform a useful purpose most of the year round Diana. I love the detail you've captured in the stonework and the mountainous background is truly magnificent.
10 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
A fabulous place, makes me remember North Africa.... and an outstanding photo.
I would have loved to go there.
HFF Diana, big hug from the other side of the planet.
10 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
It sounds quite a trek Diana, but must be worth it to see relatives for the people of the region. A superb shot and the mountains look beautiful.
HFF and a good weekend.
10 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wonderful!
10 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
An amazing landscape in a superb capture D
The notes are fascinating and the detail simply wonderful
HFF and a smashing weekend
10 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Fabulous landscape Diana and as Roger says the notes are fascinating. What a trek these people must have to visit their loved ones. We take so much for granted today don't we?

Beautifully captured. Have a great weekend. HFF
10 months ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
What a journey to get to this point - and then you have to return the same difficult track... HFF Diana.
10 months ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
An aura of medieval periods.

I never thought tourists visit these places, by reading news, and when "Afghanistan" is mentioned, all that I can think is violence, terrorists and religious fanatics.

Thanks for the post. and HFF
10 months ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Stunning landscape, where Pakistan meets Afghanistan! HFF, Diana!
10 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Awesome shot! HFF!

Admired in: www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
10 months ago.
 LotharW
LotharW club
HFF Diana und ein schönes Wochenende!
10 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Another true travelogue capture here. My, you have done some exploring of this country and peoples. We don't see many sights of Afghanistan here on Ipernity and that's for sure. Thanks for sharing.

Well done.

HFF, enjoy the weekend. Herb
10 months ago.
 Makrofan
Makrofan club
HFF und danke für die Informationen! Ein sehr gelungenes Bild!
10 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Un beau partage de ce magnifique paysage dure vie dans ses régions perdu merci pour l'info agréable journée.
10 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A fascinating area, particularly with your background information. Another great image. Big huggss, HFFoSWF and hoping you and John have a good weekend, Diana.
10 months ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
What a Road and what an end, HFF all the best for your weekend.
10 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Home Sweet Home!
HFF Diana & have a great weekend.
10 months ago.
 David Slater (Spoddendale)
David Slater (Spodde… club
Quite a remote spot Diana. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
10 months ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
A wonderful landscape an great capture,Diana!
HFF and have a nice weekend!

Best wishes
Füsun
10 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
HFF und ein schönes Wochenende, Diana!
10 months ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
HFF. Bon week-end.
10 months ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Diana
A very nice picture, which I like very much!
Wonderful and interesting composition
Must be nice simply to walk over the mountains to another country!
Best Wishes, HFF, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter
10 months ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
HFF and a nice Weekend!
10 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Fascinating story and a wonderful image Diana.
10 months ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Hi Diana
What a wild place ~ beautiful mountains far away from bureaucrats
10 months ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Stunning view*********************
10 months ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
very original landscape and village
9 months ago.

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