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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
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Thanks for reading it Gino. Clean shaven is best!
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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 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
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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
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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
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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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