More mountains!
Following the Մ2 highway in direction Goris, we had to climb another mountain pass, this time with horrible headwinds.
The mountain views were, once again, absolutely breathtaking:
Stopping for a break at the river:
Two iranian cyclists on the way to Yerevan:
This guy was following us for about 5km:
After lots of struggling with the wind, we made it to the top! The GPS showed 2351m.
We are on the Armenian Silk Road. Yay!
On the high plains, the hills didn't stop, and the headwind got worse and worse. But the sheer beauty of the landscape made more than up for it:
Spandaryan reservoir lake on top of the mountain plateau:
Thunderstorms in the distance: