The Pamir Highway: Day 2
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Packing up early in the morning:
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More stone animals:
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The landscape started to change into these beautiful valleys:
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These cool kids gave us some carrots, when we stopped by the street to cook some noodles. Thank you!
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Village entrance:
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More valley:
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Emomali Rahmon is everywhere on these billboards:
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More landscapes:
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80!
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We spent the afternoon in the shadow next to this river, waiting for the heat to pass:
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Cycling along an immensely beautiful canyon:
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On the high plains:
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More canyons:
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Hello, hello!
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When it was getting dark, we set up camp on this cliff next to the road:
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