winter in Chitral

Booni Road Koghuzi

A view in autumn. Taken in Koghuzi near Mashalik  

Face Mask

A child with typical Chitrali face mask; made of goat, Ibex, or Markhore  Horn. It is usually applied during winter season to protect child face from harsh cold.

Narow deep water flow Koghuzi Chitral Pakistan

Narow deep water stream 

Narow, deep, splendid view of stream in Koghuzi Gol. 

Mountain passage chitral pakistan

mountain passage chitral koghuzi pakistan

This picture is clearly showing the hardness of the passage in the mountain over a steep,deep and  narrow stream. Trekking into the mountain other then hindukush region might not be so dangerous.

Mountain,

Sami uddin, mountain

Pic(117), a photo by binisic1 on Flickr.

Great Mountains, Here in Chitral one can find only baren, rigid and glamourus mountans every where. Only the People of these ranges; Hindukush, Hemalyia, Karakurm, can truly explain the picture of these mountains. Every angle of mountain has its own story and its own charm. Some mountains  are full of forests, some have water in abundance and other have no water at all. Some where you will find wild life. 

water fall, koghuzi goal, chitral , paksitan

water fall, chitral, pakistan

Water falls 

Paper Birch Tree Koghuzi chitral

Paper Birch Tree Chitral Paksitan

A small forest of Paper Birch Tree is showing in Koghuzi Gol. 

Paper Birch Chitral Pakistan

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. 

Fallen tree, Dudar, Chitral, Pakistan,Photography

Fallen tree, Dudar, Landscape, Photgraphy, Chitral, Paksitan

In high mountains it is rare that you could find any such dense forest. But down from koghuzi, some valleys have such forests. Some years ago Koghuzi Gol was rich in Dudar forest but after Chitral state merged into Pakistan people brutally cut the forest. Koghuzi Goal has small Dudar forest. Thsi fallen tree is one of them. During our trip I take this short while we were passing through the forest. 

excercice,above 6000 m.chitral

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

chitral

Koghuzi Gol, Chitral

Pic(59), a photo by binisic1 on Flickr.

Koghuzi gol above 8000 feet is among beatiful valleys in Hindukush region. Most valleys in  this region are very narrow and barren and  difficult to trek but Koghuzi gol is very attractive by its greenery and easy to trek as compared to the surrounding valleys. 

Koghuzi gol chitral

Koghuzi gol chitral, a photo by binisic1 on Flickr.

Above 8000 feet it is a beautiful view of famous Koghuzi gol. It is famous for is landscape and its wild life ; Himalayan Ibex. 

A gorgeous view of Trich mir in the back from Danin Chitral, on the left side Singor village is appealing to eyes 

Before the 9/11 Chitarl had been a famous destination of foreigner tourists to view the Trichmir. The view of Trichmir from Chitral city is stunning for more foreigners see such a tremendous mountain from naked eye.