14degrees Off The Beaten Track » Day 69 – PAMIR HIGHWAY: From just past Tajikistan border to Karakol Lake (just past Karakol Town) (English Summary)

Day 69 – PAMIR HIGHWAY: From just past Tajikistan border to Karakol Lake (just past Karakol Town) (English Summary)

September 30th, 2006 | categorizilation: all categories,Tajikistan

Distance / 距離： 47.7km
Time / 時間： 3h 38m
Average speed / 平均速度： 13.2km/h
Distance to date / 今日までの積算距離： 3214.2km

English summary: Uybulaq Pass was a no brainer, and after that a long downhill to Karakol Lake. I was counting on getting water from the lake, but I’m a bit concerned about the fact that the lake isn’t fresh water. It is slightly salty…filtered some anyway, and I guess I’ll find out soon enough if it is a bad idea to drink it.

ありえませんよ、この景色。自転車をちゃんと漕げないくらい周りがすっごいんです。写真を撮っても、その美しさが伝わりません。

しかし今日はちょっと疲れ気味です。なぜなら、食べ物の計画に失敗したからです。食事（朝、昼、晩）の分はちゃんとありますが、その間に食べるおやつは足りません。食事と食事の間に何かを食べないとエネルギーがとても持ちません。ムルガブ町（Murghab)まで後2日間かかるでしょう。また食べ物が切れちゃうのか。

それに、ちょっと心配なのは水です。湖のそばに野宿していますが、湖は清水ではなくて、ほんの少し塩水のようです。問題にならないでしょうが、大丈夫なのかな・・・

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Comment by Rob Luxton — October 28, 2006 @ 2:12 am | post a comment

Looks bloody marvelous…. Better than Beijing…. Your doing a grand job Rob

My frustration continues…..

Comment by Aunty Lyn — October 28, 2006 @ 4:29 am | post a comment

Looks like the McKenzie country still!!

Comment by Aunty Les — October 28, 2006 @ 4:52 pm | post a comment

Agree with Aunty Lyn – looks very like MacKenzie country, although maybe a bit more barren looking. Why is Karakol salty? Evaporation? No regular run in and out of water?

Comment by Rob Thomson — October 29, 2006 @ 7:37 am | post a comment

Aunty Les, you are right. No outflow from Karakol Lake.

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