13-20 Aug 2013: Astore Valley & Baltistan Trip - Introducing Riat Valley & Riat Lakes

[Moona.irfan3]

This will be the story for next few days .......... rain, rain and rain

This shot was taken around 6 a.m. just before Abbottabad when sun was doing useless efforts to come out.

0084 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

No words in dictionary for the praise of this shot,,,,

[irfan.tarar.26]

Incredible shots,,,(Y)

[faraz74]

Awesome shots Mobeen Bhai...What a start of the trip

Is ground per aaj ka khel ka khatam hoa...Aur aaye nazreen ab aap ko liye chaltay hai dosray thread per ...Jahan mobeen bhai ney zordaar batting ka aaghaz ker diya hai

[aesiege]

No words in dictionary for the praise of this shot,,,,

Thx a lot

Incredible shots,,,(Y)

Thx a lot

Awesome shots Mobeen Bhai...What a start of the trip

Is ground per aaj ka khel ka khatam hoa...Aur aaye nazreen ab aap ko liye chaltay hai dosray thread per ...Jahan mobeen bhai ney zordaar batting ka aaghaz ker diya hai

Thx a lot Faraz bhai

Aur aaj ke din ke khel ka aghaz hoa chahta hai

[emmaar]

After full day's struggle and spending lots of boring time in hotels and bazars of Balakot, we finally arranged second jeep and got ready for departure.

Plastic sheets being put on luggage for protection against rain

0102 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

The person who is playing with the mobile is just like our DON.

[salsh]

aik wari Ferrrrrr . Mobeen nay aannni daal dee

[salsh]

The person who is playing with the mobile is just like our DON.

nice observation par solidarity DON jaisi nahi hoogi

[aesiege]

The person who is playing with the mobile is just like our DON.

nice observation par solidarity DON jaisi nahi hoogi

Don ka mukabala mushkil hi nahi namumkin hai

aik wari Ferrrrrr . Mobeen nay aannni daal dee

Thx a lot bro

[aesiege]

After spending a torturous day in Balakot, we finally were on the move in the afternoon

Shot taken by Hussam

[aesiege]

Some shots between Balakot and Attar Sheesha

0108 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

[aesiege]

0109 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

[VCheng]

@aesiege : Excellent photography for sure, as expected from you.

[aesiege]

0110 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

[aesiege]

@aesiege : Excellent photography for sure, as expected from you.

Look who is back

Sure was missing u on the threads. Welcome back and thx a lot for liking the travelogue

[aesiege]

Travelling away from Kunhar

0111 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

[aesiege]

Here is the map of Jabba Pass connecting Balakot road with KKH and avoiding Mansehra

I am not sure which route we used in second half of the journey either red one or green one but both are narrow village roads and end at KKH.

Between Jabba and Attar Sheesha follow the turn of New Balakot and it will first lead u to the site of new city with double lane road and then road will get narrow and will pass through villages and will end up at KKH.

[aesiege]

The start of Jabba Pass

Turned right while coming from Balakot

0123 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

[aesiege]

Beautiful greens all around

0124 by Mobeen Mazhar, on Flickr

[aesiege]

Start of Jabba Pass

This is newly built double lane road for New Balakot city

Shot taken by Mussab

Shots taken by Hussam

[aesiege]

Views around Jabba Pass road

It is beautiful and open place and u can look around to quite some distance towards mountains of Kaghan and Mansehra side

Shots taken by Hussam