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Chipurson Valley
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On thé road to the End of the Road…looks better BIG

On thé road to the End of the Road…looks better BIG
This high altitude road is in the Chipurson Valley of North Pakistan. This is at 4000 meters. The mountains at rear are in Afghanistan, and this is all in the Karakoram Range. The turquoise blue water is a still and cut off spot in the flowing river, which is glacial melt full of glacial flour which makes it seem muddy. As you see from the still spot, when it settles, it is an amazing colour. The road at this spot as you can see is not too bad..one of the better stretches. It is subject to earthquake, rockfall, avalanche and erosion as are all roads up here. It is a most remote corner of the planet near the Afghan border. Simply staggering in scale.

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 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
An awesome landscape Diana..............the light is amazing and I like the mountains in the background. The foreground is beautifully detailed, and you're right, it needs to be viewed large.

Outstanding work!
11 months ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
It reminds me of our Sierra roads. That little blue lake is wonderful to see.
11 months ago.
 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Twice the altitude one can get to In Australia...

Mountains such as we don't have here in Australia.

I heard stories from Afghan refugees, when doing ESL classes, about the mountains. Australian mountains must seem strange being so low and generally not with pointy tops.

Thanks for posting Diana.
11 months ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Ein starkes Foto, Diana.
Sicher hast Du eine spannende Reise mit vielen guten Eindrücken erlebt.
Schöne Grüße
Erich
11 months ago.
 Patrick Brandy
Patrick Brandy club
Merci de nous faire voir tant de beauté agréable journée.
11 months ago.

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