who loves mountains, railway timetables, all things geeky…and whining.
The Mountain. That would be the Karakoram Highway (KKH). The highest paved international road in the world. It goes across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 m/15,397 ft. as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings. –wiki.
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| The Timetable. A section of the timetable posted on our train from Datong to Beijing. | The Gadgetry. A solar powered car battery charger by the Chinese checkpoint WC on the way to Karakul Lake. |
The KKH!
OMG.
you know what the highway photo should be put next to?
these two.
top picture again – omfg. Jealous.
km, szer, thanks :)
sb, flattered!
btw, will you be terribly jealous if I told you that I have been on both those freeways.
except I never shot anything that beautiful.
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