We’re in Tajikistan. That guy on the motorbike the other side of the river…. Is in Afghanistan! #overlanding #borderzone #pamirhighway

We’re still on the Pamir Highway (it is 1200km long after all!) and while we didn’t drive yesterday (admin and work day for us as I spent all day building a new website for print sales of my photography… more on that when it launches… and doing some admin around the truck - like cleaning the solar panels!) But the day before was stunning. And hard. We spent all day driving right alongside the Afghanistan border. I don’t think we got more than 500m away from it at any point along about 190km. We even waved to Afghanistanis and they waved back across the river! There will be pictures, but nothing from the drone… for obvious reasons!! Also, we’re starting to get a bit more involved in this world and have updated our lightning address to something more meaningful: globaltraces@rizful.com (for anyone that feels the urge to zap!) Using @Rizful.com 👊 #photography #pamirhighway #overlandlife

So the Pamir Highway may be brutal in places, but it’s also beautiful. Especially as you get a bit lower and the trees start to appear. We drove along imagining we could be in Switzerland (with much worse roads!) This is in the last 100km towards Khorough, where we are now, that makes about the halfway point of the Pamir. Just 650km to go from Khorough to Dushanbe. #photography #overlanding #pamirhighway #drone

Epic scenery ✅ High altitude ✅ Glorious mountains ✅ Deep blue skies ✅ The Pamir Highway ticks all the boxes. And then shakes the 💩 out of them with the bumps, potholes, tramtracks…and frankly non-existent road surface. #photography #overlanding #pamirhighway #tajikistan

Postcards from Tajikistan Something you might not realise about the Pamir Highway environment is that it is still highly active with tectonic activity. The Pamir mountains were formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates and that continuing collision creates geothermal heat deep within the earth. Combined with groundwater circulation, the area is dotted with hot springs - perfect for soothing bones and brains after a long day of travel through the harsh and unforgiving landscape. #photography #travelfacts #overlanding #pamirhighway #tajikistan