5 Friends, a Car and a thousand Selfies: Story of An Epic Road Trip

Road Trips / Vacations / Hiking / Trekking

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usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:21:09 +0500 #161

The matchless beauty.
It's really hard to believe that such a wonder was a result of a natural disaster.
ASC_5530 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

ASC_5535 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:21:48 +0500 #162

Our car going to the lake
ASC_5555 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:22:45 +0500 #163

Getting the boat ready for the car. these were a few nervy moments for us,
ASC_5561 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:25:00 +0500 #164

Loading the car on the boat.
my heart really skipped a beat or two when the boat swung to the other side at the end, ek dafa tou laga k gari aur khurram dono gaye
<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/142524013" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/142524013">Attabad Lake</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user28416321">Usman Shafqat</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:26:01 +0500 #165

we were a bit nervous in the beginning but the nerves settled down very soon and we started enjoying the ride
ASC_5599 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:28:48 +0500 #166

Kyun k , Selfie tou banti hai
ASC_5602 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

ASC_5646 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:30:04 +0500 #167

Reaching the other end
ASC_5660 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:30:29 +0500 #168

ASC_5669 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:32:18 +0500 #169

Reached the other end. there were signs that showed that water level has significantly decreased at attabad lake.
ASC_5692 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:33:17 +0500 #170

and then we said alvida to attabad
ASC_5701 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:34:19 +0500 #171

Because we couldn't resist posing infront of the mighty passu cones
ASC_5724 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:52:01 +0500 #172

Marvelous KKH
ASC_5707 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

ASC_5716 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:52:28 +0500 #173

Perfect blue skies
ASC_5742 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:55:05 +0500 #174

We had left attabad lake at 12:44 and stopped for 5 minutes infront of passu cones, it was 1:50 when this picture was taken, i think it was the starting of sost
ASC_5761 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:56:51 +0500 #175

Sost checkpost ki pehchan
ASC_5764 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

ASC_5765 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:58:14 +0500 #176

a tame markhor at the entry of khunjerab national park
ASC_5767 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 14:58:46 +0500 #177

Signs of autumn
ASC_5770 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 15:00:02 +0500 #178

Again, a tribute to KKH
ASC_5774 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

ASC_5781 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 15:01:20 +0500 #179

Came across a herd of marcopolo sheep and stopped to say hello to them
ASC_5787 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

ASC_5790 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr

usmanshafqat (usmanshafqat) 2015-10-21 15:03:34 +0500 #180

a double shade mountain
ASC_5800 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr