The Karakorum Highway (Photo Essay)
The Karakoram Highway follows the old Silk Road route between China’s Xinjiang Province and Pakistan’s Gilgit–Baltistan region across the Karakorum. It’s the highest paved international road in the world as the Khunjerab Pass reaches an altitude of 4,693 meters. In September we rented a taxi in Kashgar (I was there with my girl and we …