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brilliant report as always,good that Dan found his razor :rofl:
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July 19 To Kazarman 257 Km
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4312/...89c2004c_b.jpgScreen Shot 2017-07-21 at 20.38.00 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4292/...0f8d9813_b.jpgKyrgyzstan 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. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4304/...4cc53042_b.jpgKyrgy Kazarman by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4295/...f7fb2cb3_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Kazarman-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4300/...7a3b46e6_b.jpgKyrgy Kazarman-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4322/...10ae800a_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Kazarman-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4314/...06faf164_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Kazarman-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4330/...e2b82909_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Kazarman-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4328/...ed92d5a4_b.jpgKyrgy Kazarman-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4305/...5f235ec2_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Kazarman-20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/...e4341b3a_b.jpgIMG_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. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4313/...2070276b_b.jpgKyrgy Kazarman-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4312/...0400b94d_b.jpgKyrgy Kazarman-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4295/...f660699f_z.jpgScreen 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. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4303/...df97c558_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4319/...475d44a6_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4294/...c9dbbde5_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4312/...82b9e695_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-2 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4319/...f9609cd6_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4322/...eefff45d_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4296/...bd4df2ac_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
The road rises up to the pass at 2800 m over some very quick switchback, but the corners are banked and smooth.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4325/...fe717673_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4304/...0ea61cd5_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-4 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4296/...7fc6a962_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-5 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/...de09e7f0_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4301/...ea4a682c_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4323/...67b92b58_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-6 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4324/...89be5cc6_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
Dan did a little bit of mountain climbing again!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/...ce7a15f2_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-8 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4362/...670252af_b.jpgIMG_8966 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4434/...0a27efbe_b.jpgIMG_8964 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4325/...c6d51701_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-7 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4299/...81d10f1b_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4302/...07e7bb7e_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4292/...6c84b53b_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-9 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4294/...809d6838_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-10 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4321/...9ce54015_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...6ec03286_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4291/...6be9acc8_b.jpgScreen Shot 2017-07-21 at 21.04.34 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr Initially the road is flat and pretty good. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4330/...88f1623c_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4326/...c3c2ee18_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4304/...7776a1ab_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4314/...6b3490d2_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4317/...11317c2b_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/...f45a029a_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4324/...b263b8a5_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-19 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4305/...5b23f132_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/...cba7eaf4_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4298/...7516a939_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-15 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr Here Dan did a bit of hill climbing until it got too steep and slick. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/...33457395_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
The road to the lake is firm dirt and we passed a lot of Yurt camps.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4313/...02b022ce_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4320/...cea12f3c_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-11 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4303/...f24fa4bb_b.jpgKyrgyzstan Song-kul-23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4328/...26f8b06a_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4295/...71120450_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4324/...266d8f7b_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-13 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...23bf2dfb_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-19 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/world_wide_ride/]Sara & Daniel Pedersen/url], on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4301/...94a949e1_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-20 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4319/...6ec8ca9e_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-17 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/...24d50718_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-22 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4292/...f1bcbd34_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-23 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr We had a few curious visitors and quite a few horses drop by. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4310/...43fd88d7_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-18 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4321/...8618cb03_b.jpgKyrgy Song-Kul-21 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr |
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