CHITRAL Landscape Photography

A Narrow mountain Passage, Mountain, Hindukush, Chitral, Paksitan, One can just imagine the difficulties of the way in mountains if did not experienced it earlier. I was with these guys in this trip. It is my routine since adulthood, to explore neighbouring mountains with friends. Usually we go in mid summer, some time in early spring and some time in late summer. Good time to adventure into mountain is May to Oct. I think this  picture is self explanatory. It is above 300 feet high directly from the stream flowing down . The steep rock has been carved for some years now. Some year earlier not so late, people were travelling over this rock with out the pavements  .

Helping others, Crossing stream, Their is a quote about Helping others. "HELPING OTHERS IS LIKE HELPING YOURSELF".  Helping others is a key in the mountain life. In other part of the world may one can live alone but here in mountains, it is impossible. Caring for others and other care for you.

Pic(106) , a photo by binisic1 on Flickr. By looking on picture it looks prety easy to jump into the stream and cross it. but it flowing at high speed and is very cold. Before one decide to cross it has to think twice. First you have to select easy point to cross. It depends upon the area some where you will walk more than a mile to find easy point. Than keep your feet carefully in water because moss will be collected on stone with in water. If you fell into the water of such amount, it will easily drag you and can hit you with stone.   

Paper Birch Chitral Pakistan Paper Birch tree is one of the oldest native trees of Chitral (Boliak o Kan in local language). Industrially its wood is used in the production of paper. Local goatkeepers use it to preserve Cheese in it. The goatkeepers peel off sheets according to their requirment and wrape it arround the Cheese. It bark is as thin as paper. It is to be said that in old times it was used for writing purpuse directly. In Koghuzi Gol only number of countable on finger tips have reamind. 

chitral , a photo by binisic1 on Flickr. A group of high mountain lovers with the goatkeeper above 8000 feet. Mr. Zaheer uddin sitting . In the row standing from the left, Javed Muhammad, Hashim Khan, Mr, Ummet Khan, turned to goatkeeping newly. Mr. Shamsu Rehman has started goatkeeping newly after compleating his matriculation. Mr. Sami uddin. and jammar

Pic(72) , a photo by binisic1 on Flickr. chitral

Pic(65) , a photo by binisic1 on Flickr. A beautiful view of Koghuzi Gol Chitral. A small remaining forest of Dudar is showing in the background. Herders make fence with stones to protect their goats from predators in night. Some broken twigs of dudar and Juniper trees are also showing in the pic. Mr. Zaheer uddin is looking tired after more than 6 hour walk.

Pic(63) , a photo by binisic1 on Flickr. Above 8000 feet high, Mr. Zaheer is playing with a young baby goat. Herders migrate to high mountains to benifit the cool atmosphear and the grazing resourses.