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Saturday, December 20, 1980

SKARDU Baltistan, Pakistan

Dry spacious valley;
Sluggish Indus wand'ring thru.
Snow mountains surround.



Bus trip to Skardu. Staging city for K-2 expeditions. Some beautiful scenery.

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02 Skardu M13A 02 Skardu M13A 03 outside Shangri La Hotel M15 03 outside Shangri La Hotel M15 04 Skardu, Baltistan, NWFP, Pakistan M16 04 Skardu, Baltistan, NWFP, Pakistan M16 05 Fallow fields M17 05 Fallow fields M17
06 Street scene Skardu M18 06 Street scene Skardu M18 07 Mountains and fields M19 07 Mountains and fields M19 08 Stone walls M20 08 Stone walls M20 09 Bleak scene M21 09 Bleak scene M21
10 First day of winter M22 10 First day of winter M22 11 Road to Satapara Lake M23 11 Road to Satapara Lake M23 12 Satapara Lake to N from E shore M24 12 Satapara Lake to N from E shore M24 12 Skardu, just beyond shadow N01 12 Skardu, just beyond shadow N01
13 to E up Indus Riv Valley, Skardu N02 13 to E up Indus Riv Valley, Skardu N02 14 setting sun on peak, Skardu N03 14 setting sun on peak, Skardu N03
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Table of Contents

  • By bus to Northwest Territories 12
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    0
    Dec 4, 1980
    in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Into the Karakorams 13
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    9
    Dec 6, 1980
    in Chitral, Pakistan
  • Refugees from Afghanistan 14
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    0
    Dec 9, 1980
    in Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Archaeology site 15
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    2
    Dec 12, 1980
    in Taxila, Pakistan
  • Visit to the Capital 16
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    2
    Dec 13, 1980
    in Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Again into the majestic Karakorums 17
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    2
    Dec 15, 1980
    in Gilgit, Pakistan
  • North to Hunza on highway to Kashgar 18
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    10
    Dec 18, 1980
    in Karimibad, Pakistan
  • Along the Indus River 19
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    14
    Dec 20, 1980
    in Skardu, Pakistan
  • Back to Tourist Cottage 20
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    1
    Dec 25, 1980
    in Gilgit, Pakistan
  • Back tracking to India 21
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    Dec 26, 1980
    in Lahore, Pakistan
  • Back across the border 22
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    Dec 26, 1980
    in Amritsar, India
  • Into the Thar Desert of Rajasthan 23
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    2
    Dec 27, 1980
    in Bikaner, India
  • On top of bus in great clear cool weather. 24
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    8
    Dec 28, 1980
    in Jaisalmer, India
  • New Years Eve on the mountain outcrop 25
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    Dec 31, 1980
    in Mount Abu, India
  • Ancient Buddhist caves, murals and sculpture 26
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    0
    Jan 2, 1981
    in Ajanta, India
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