From Kashgar we started up the Karakoram Highway to the highest land border in the world - China meets Pakistan at 15,500 feet. After one night in yurts on the shores of Kara Kul at 12,000 feet and one in the small town of Tashkurgan, we crossed into Pakistan hours after the 9-11 attacks. With only hardly-credible rumors reaching us (no TV, radio or newspapers up here), we pushed worries aside to marvel at the scenery. http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0918IMG/136046370_eongn-Ti.jpg http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/gallery/2582236_U2Lrv/ 2007-03-16T01:27:08Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The Karakoram Highway was narrow, but we were lucky as it hadn't been washed out anywhere.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136046370_eongn" title="The Karakoram Highway was narrow, but we were lucky as it hadn't been washed out anywhere."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0918IMG/136046370_eongn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Karakoram Highway was narrow, but we were lucky as it hadn't been washed out anywhere." title="The Karakoram Highway was narrow, but we were lucky as it hadn't been washed out anywhere." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0918IMG/136046370_eongn-Th.jpg 2001-09-11 01:05:10 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />It was clear that sometimes the river overwhelmed the road</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136387386_YqYLZ" title="It was clear that sometimes the river overwhelmed the road"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0917IMG/136387386_YqYLZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="It was clear that sometimes the river overwhelmed the road" title="It was clear that sometimes the river overwhelmed the road" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:52:41Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0917IMG/136387386_YqYLZ-Th.jpg 2001-09-11 01:05:02 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Keeping the road open and drivable is a full-time job.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049463_MhH4G" title="Keeping the road open and drivable is a full-time job."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/108-0897IMG/136049463_MhH4G-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Keeping the road open and drivable is a full-time job." title="Keeping the road open and drivable is a full-time job." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T21:00:14Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/108-0897IMG/136049463_MhH4G-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-11 00:37:02 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />We saw very little motorized traffic, and these travellers seemed well equipped for the mountains without motors.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136046655_BsnA5" title="We saw very little motorized traffic, and these travellers seemed well equipped for the mountains without motors."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0924IMG/136046655_BsnA5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We saw very little motorized traffic, and these travellers seemed well equipped for the mountains without motors." title="We saw very little motorized traffic, and these travellers seemed well equipped for the mountains without motors." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:28:44Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0924IMG/136046655_BsnA5-Th.jpg 2001-09-11 01:32:17 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />In fact, animals sometimes outnumbered vehicles</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136046677_PUVXc" title="In fact, animals sometimes outnumbered vehicles"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0926IMGcrop/136046677_PUVXc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="In fact, animals sometimes outnumbered vehicles" title="In fact, animals sometimes outnumbered vehicles" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:02:33Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0926IMGcrop/136046677_PUVXc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />On this stretch of the Karakoram, the mountains often glowed red</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136387352_aY7ob" title="On this stretch of the Karakoram, the mountains often glowed red"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0915IMG/136387352_aY7ob-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="On this stretch of the Karakoram, the mountains often glowed red" title="On this stretch of the Karakoram, the mountains often glowed red" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T21:53:43Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0915IMG/136387352_aY7ob-Th.jpg 2001-09-11 01:01:22 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />As we got higher, the mountains became more spectacular</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136046787_gY3nA" title="As we got higher, the mountains became more spectacular"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0933IMG/136046787_gY3nA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="As we got higher, the mountains became more spectacular" title="As we got higher, the mountains became more spectacular" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:57:21Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0933IMG/136046787_gY3nA-Th.jpg 2001-09-11 01:55:21 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The locals looked much more at home than we did</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136046963_aSaRt" title="The locals looked much more at home than we did"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0953IMG/136046963_aSaRt-Th-1.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="The locals looked much more at home than we did" title="The locals looked much more at home than we did" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:29Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0953IMG/136046963_aSaRt-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Approaching Kara Kul, the mountains grew higher and colder.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136047091_wvqMp" title="Approaching Kara Kul, the mountains grew higher and colder."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0967IMG/136047091_wvqMp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Approaching Kara Kul, the mountains grew higher and colder." title="Approaching Kara Kul, the mountains grew higher and colder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T22:05:36Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0967IMG/136047091_wvqMp-Th.jpg 2001-09-11 03:29:58 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Kara Kul, at a chilly 12,000 feet</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136047173_c6Uxr" title="Kara Kul, at a chilly 12,000 feet"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0976IMG/136047173_c6Uxr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kara Kul, at a chilly 12,000 feet" title="Kara Kul, at a chilly 12,000 feet" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0976IMG/136047173_c6Uxr-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-11 04:24:50 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Kara Kul could be beautiful when the sun shone</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136047272_Kgr3K" title="Kara Kul could be beautiful when the sun shone"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0982IMGcrop/136047272_Kgr3K-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="82" alt="Kara Kul could be beautiful when the sun shone" title="Kara Kul could be beautiful when the sun shone" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0982IMGcrop/136047272_Kgr3K-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-11 21:16:25 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Another shot of Kara Kul</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136047493_QQWW3" title="Another shot of Kara Kul"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0988STCcrop/136047493_QQWW3-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="Another shot of Kara Kul" title="Another shot of Kara Kul" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0988STCcrop/136047493_QQWW3-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-11 21:23:34 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Up here dzos are popular animals - a cross between a cow and yak</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136047683_EZ3yv" title="Up here dzos are popular animals - a cross between a cow and yak"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0998IMGcrop/136047683_EZ3yv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Up here dzos are popular animals - a cross between a cow and yak" title="Up here dzos are popular animals - a cross between a cow and yak" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/109-0998IMGcrop/136047683_EZ3yv-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-11 23:48:09 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Kara Kul changed color depending on the sun, clouds and mountains</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048007_6FZRC" title="Kara Kul changed color depending on the sun, clouds and mountains"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1007IMG/136048007_6FZRC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kara Kul changed color depending on the sun, clouds and mountains" title="Kara Kul changed color depending on the sun, clouds and mountains" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1007IMG/136048007_6FZRC-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-12 00:10:34 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />I found a small Muslim graveyard at one end of the lake</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048167_XR8Vi" title="I found a small Muslim graveyard at one end of the lake"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1012IMG/136048167_XR8Vi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I found a small Muslim graveyard at one end of the lake" title="I found a small Muslim graveyard at one end of the lake" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T22:04:03Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1012IMG/136048167_XR8Vi-Th.jpg 2001-09-12 00:23:30 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />More tombs in the graveyard at Kara Kul</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048206_MZPGu" title="More tombs in the graveyard at Kara Kul"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1013IMG/136048206_MZPGu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More tombs in the graveyard at Kara Kul" title="More tombs in the graveyard at Kara Kul" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:20:58Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1013IMG/136048206_MZPGu-Th.jpg 2001-09-12 00:24:09 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />No trees at this height, just grasses and water.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048551_2TzGM" title="No trees at this height, just grasses and water."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1021IMG/136048551_2TzGM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="No trees at this height, just grasses and water." title="No trees at this height, just grasses and water." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1021IMG/136048551_2TzGM-Th.jpg 2001-09-12 00:34:12 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />I'm not sure what animal this is. Maybe a young dzo?</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048633_ok3uJ" title="I'm not sure what animal this is. Maybe a young dzo?"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1026IMG/136048633_ok3uJ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I'm not sure what animal this is. Maybe a young dzo?" title="I'm not sure what animal this is. Maybe a young dzo?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1026IMG/136048633_ok3uJ-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-12 00:45:08 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />These dzos were keeping a low profile.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048695_jRkWh" title="These dzos were keeping a low profile."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1032IMGcrop/136048695_jRkWh-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="These dzos were keeping a low profile." title="These dzos were keeping a low profile." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1032IMGcrop/136048695_jRkWh-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Up here, the camels need overcoats!</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048756_kXJ8P" title="Up here, the camels need overcoats!"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1034IMGcrop/136048756_kXJ8P-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="85" alt="Up here, the camels need overcoats!" title="Up here, the camels need overcoats!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1034IMGcrop/136048756_kXJ8P-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-12 01:16:09 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The mountains round Kara Kul reach 29,000 feet</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048815_GmnKf" title="The mountains round Kara Kul reach 29,000 feet"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1036IMG/136048815_GmnKf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The mountains round Kara Kul reach 29,000 feet" title="The mountains round Kara Kul reach 29,000 feet" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1036IMG/136048815_GmnKf-Th.jpg 2001-09-12 03:22:43 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Sheep on sentry duty?</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048888_2egDt" title="Sheep on sentry duty?"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1044IMG/136048888_2egDt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sheep on sentry duty?" title="Sheep on sentry duty?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1044IMG/136048888_2egDt-Th.jpg 2001-09-12 03:49:37 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />A lone donkey on the banks of Kara Kul</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048944_Bm6Kh" title="A lone donkey on the banks of Kara Kul"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1048IMGcrop/136048944_Bm6Kh-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="A lone donkey on the banks of Kara Kul" title="A lone donkey on the banks of Kara Kul" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-20T13:44:01Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1048IMGcrop/136048944_Bm6Kh-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-12 03:59:44 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />From Kara Kul we continued towards Pakistan</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136048970_72Ns8" title="From Kara Kul we continued towards Pakistan"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1050IMG/136048970_72Ns8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="From Kara Kul we continued towards Pakistan" title="From Kara Kul we continued towards Pakistan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:35Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1050IMG/136048970_72Ns8-Th.jpg 2001-09-12 05:58:26 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The classic Karakoram Highway view, from the cover of an early edition of Lonely Planet</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049013_BskWY" title="The classic Karakoram Highway view, from the cover of an early edition of Lonely Planet"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1053IMGadj/136049013_BskWY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The classic Karakoram Highway view, from the cover of an early edition of Lonely Planet" title="The classic Karakoram Highway view, from the cover of an early edition of Lonely Planet" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:30Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1053IMGadj/136049013_BskWY-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-12 06:13:17 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />A valley in Karakoram range</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049102_kabNN" title="A valley in Karakoram range"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1058IMG/136049102_kabNN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A valley in Karakoram range" title="A valley in Karakoram range" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T21:00:03Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1058IMG/136049102_kabNN-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-12 07:04:14 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />After Tashkurgan, the mountains got even higher, and even colder.</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049270_9Y7KR" title="After Tashkurgan, the mountains got even higher, and even colder."><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1091IMG/136049270_9Y7KR-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="After Tashkurgan, the mountains got even higher, and even colder." title="After Tashkurgan, the mountains got even higher, and even colder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:42Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/110-1091IMG/136049270_9Y7KR-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 01:48:35 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Approaching the China-Pakistan border</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049373_dSQ6b" title="Approaching the China-Pakistan border"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1102IMG/136049373_dSQ6b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Approaching the China-Pakistan border" title="Approaching the China-Pakistan border" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:08:40Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1102IMG/136049373_dSQ6b-Th.jpg 2001-09-13 01:55:45 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Approaching the China-Pakistan border</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136046082_EzGRo" title="Approaching the China-Pakistan border"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1113IMG/136046082_EzGRo-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Approaching the China-Pakistan border" title="Approaching the China-Pakistan border" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:02Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1113IMG/136046082_EzGRo-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 02:14:37 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Approaching the China-Pakistan border</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049556_kYwaF" title="Approaching the China-Pakistan border"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1115IMG/136049556_kYwaF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Approaching the China-Pakistan border" title="Approaching the China-Pakistan border" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:39Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1115IMG/136049556_kYwaF-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 02:17:39 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The highest road border in the world - entering Pakistan, 546 miles from Rawalpindi</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049624_yzmaL" title="The highest road border in the world - entering Pakistan, 546 miles from Rawalpindi"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1118IMG/136049624_yzmaL-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The highest road border in the world - entering Pakistan, 546 miles from Rawalpindi" title="The highest road border in the world - entering Pakistan, 546 miles from Rawalpindi" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:28:47Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1118IMG/136049624_yzmaL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The highest road border in the world - leaving China, 248 miles from Kashgar</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049659_FMSv8" title="The highest road border in the world - leaving China, 248 miles from Kashgar"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1119IMG/136049659_FMSv8-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The highest road border in the world - leaving China, 248 miles from Kashgar" title="The highest road border in the world - leaving China, 248 miles from Kashgar" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:11:19Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1119IMG/136049659_FMSv8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Glacier overlooking the China-Pakistan border</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049683_T34Ps" title="Glacier overlooking the China-Pakistan border"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1120IMG/136049683_T34Ps-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Glacier overlooking the China-Pakistan border" title="Glacier overlooking the China-Pakistan border" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T21:00:09Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1120IMG/136049683_T34Ps-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 02:20:54 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />In China, we drove on the right, in Pakistan on the left - when we weren't just driving down the middle of the road</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049805_DB6ZZ" title="In China, we drove on the right, in Pakistan on the left - when we weren't just driving down the middle of the road"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1124IMGcrop/136049805_DB6ZZ-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="In China, we drove on the right, in Pakistan on the left - when we weren't just driving down the middle of the road" title="In China, we drove on the right, in Pakistan on the left - when we weren't just driving down the middle of the road" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:57:09Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1124IMGcrop/136049805_DB6ZZ-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 02:21:36 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049945_8YzFP" title="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1140IMG/136049945_8YzFP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway" title="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:12:14Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1140IMG/136049945_8YzFP-Th.jpg 2001-09-13 02:58:12 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136049968_ktrrd" title="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1143IMG/136049968_ktrrd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway" title="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:29:02Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1143IMG/136049968_ktrrd-Th.jpg 2001-09-13 03:01:27 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050054_v3EZU" title="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1149IMG/136050054_v3EZU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway" title="Mountains along the Pakistan stretch of the Karakoram Highway" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:17:19Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1149IMG/136050054_v3EZU-Th.jpg 2001-09-13 03:03:40 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The Khunjerab river</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050091_Z9qeE" title="The Khunjerab river"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1161IMG/136050091_Z9qeE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Khunjerab river" title="The Khunjerab river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:59:14Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1161IMG/136050091_Z9qeE-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 03:39:42 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The Khunjerab river</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050123_2sEiu" title="The Khunjerab river"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1163IMG/136050123_2sEiu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The Khunjerab river" title="The Khunjerab river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:20:06Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1163IMG/136050123_2sEiu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The Khunjerab river</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050141_tQUvU" title="The Khunjerab river"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1167IMG/136050141_tQUvU-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The Khunjerab river" title="The Khunjerab river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:08:30Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1167IMG/136050141_tQUvU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The water was low when we drove through - in September</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050226_scXHa" title="The water was low when we drove through - in September"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1178IMG/136050226_scXHa-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The water was low when we drove through - in September" title="The water was low when we drove through - in September" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T22:31:50Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1178IMG/136050226_scXHa-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a> </p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050301_ELUUq" title="Kathy Wilhelm's photo"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1192IMG/136050301_ELUUq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Kathy Wilhelm's photo" title="Kathy Wilhelm's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T20:57:35Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1192IMG/136050301_ELUUq-Th-1.jpg 2001-09-13 07:25:36 <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />Perfect peak in the Hunza valley</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050336_asz9n" title="Perfect peak in the Hunza valley"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1193IMG/136050336_asz9n-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Perfect peak in the Hunza valley" title="Perfect peak in the Hunza valley" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:28:36Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1193IMG/136050336_asz9n-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />The Hunza river</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050372_YfTpv" title="The Hunza river"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1197IMG/136050372_YfTpv-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The Hunza river" title="The Hunza river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:33:55Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/111-1197IMG/136050372_YfTpv-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com">Kathy Wilhelm</a><br />One of the fragile suspension bridges over the Hunza river</p><p><a href="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/2582236_U2Lrv#136050437_XfMGG" title="One of the fragile suspension bridges over the Hunza river"><img src="http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/112-1201IMG/136050437_XfMGG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="One of the fragile suspension bridges over the Hunza river" title="One of the fragile suspension bridges over the Hunza river" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T02:25:39Z Kathy Wilhelm http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com http://kwilhelm.smugmug.com/Travel/Asia-2001/Karakoram-Highway/112-1201IMG/136050437_XfMGG-Th.jpg 2001-09-13 07:46:00