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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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brilliant report as always,good that Dan found his razor
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brilliant report as always,good that Dan found his razor

Thanks for reading it Gino. Clean shaven is best!
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July 19 To Kazarman 257 Km

Screen Shot 2017-07-21 at 20.38.00 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Leaving Osh and all the way to Jal- Alabama there is a lot of traffic and some aggressive driving. there were also a huge number of police speed traps. We did the limit and they ignored us completely.

Kyrgy Kazarman by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The road turns of the pavement to a dirt road for 93 km over the Kaldama pass (3062 m). This is except the last 10 km a firm gravel or dirt road.

Screen Shot 2017-07-21 at 20.38.26 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The road rises over the slopes slowly and the rapidly with steep switchbacks.

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Kazarman-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Kazarman-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Kazarman-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Kazarman-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The downward side is more gradual. This road in sections would be a real nightmare in the wet. We stopped about 50 km from the end for a tea break.

Kyrgy Kazarman-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Kazarman-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Kazarman-20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The last bit was pretty badly wash boarded. There is brand new pavement for the last 5 km to town. This place is pretty sad looking and none of the guest houses on map.me or the GPS exist. We did have a B&B listed and we showed up there. We have a pull out bed in the dining room.

IMG_8957 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The very good dinner was served in a yurt. There are a lot of other travelers here including a family form Slovenia. There is one bathroom for 12 guests so you had to be strategic.

Kyrgy Kazarman-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Kazarman-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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July 20 To Song kul lake 175 km.

Despite sleeping on the pull out we actually slept pretty well. The breakfast of rice porridge was a little hard to stomach. You always seem to be just a bit nauseated here. There was a small shop in town to get some supplies for camping. We set off for the alpine lake Song-Kul, which is 175 km on gravel/dirt road that is on the GPS.

Screen Shot 2017-07-21 at 20.43.09 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


The first 20 km were a bit of a drag with washboard and deeper gravel, but then you start to rise up on the mountain road, which is mush firmer.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We had only gone 35 km when Trevor had a flat rear tire. There was a large nail, but a clean puncture and was easily repaired. The tire beaded easily this time with water and laundry power under 40 PSI.

Kyrgy Song-Kul by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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The road rises up to the pass at 2800 m over some very quick switchback, but the corners are banked and smooth.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Dan did a little bit of mountain climbing again!

Kyrgy Song-Kul-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

IMG_8966 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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The down side is a snake of switchbacks down to the valley floor. The road here is again washboard and deeper gravel for about 15 km.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Kyrgy Song-Kul-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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We turned north near Ak Tal and stopped at the village to get some snacks. Dan was riding to the shop and a kid about 6 hurled a fair sized rock at him and hit the pannier….Dan hit the breaks and got off. The kid started running and screaming and Dan (looks 9 feet tall in his boots suit and helmet) chased him down. The kid was screaming so loud he had to stop running, which is a good thing since running at altitude for sea level dwellers is a challenge. The other adults nearby also yelled at the kid.

Screen Shot 2017-07-21 at 21.04.34 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Initially the road is flat and pretty good.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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It rises and is rocky in sections. There are then a series of fairly easy switchback with banked corners and long legs in between. This leads to the summit and a view of the lake 12 km in the distance.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-19 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Here Dan did a bit of hill climbing until it got too steep and slick.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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The road to the lake is firm dirt and we passed a lot of Yurt camps.

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgyzstan Song-kul-23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We pulled onto the grass and set up our camp. It was sunny and warm, but black could were looming. We managed to get the dinner cooked and eaten before the rain. We all had to hide in the tents, but only for 20 minutes and then the sun was shining again.

Kyrgy Song-Kul-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

Kyrgy Song-Kul-23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We had a few curious visitors and quite a few horses drop by.

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Kyrgy Song-Kul-21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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