Heaven on Earth , Northern Areas of Pakistan
Hello Friends and reader from Skardu We wanted to reach Gilgit (Northern Areas) But unfortunately, a land sliding caused road blockage. So we reached back to Skardu after taking a 7 km detour. Today's plan is simple: Somehow, we have to get to Karakoram Highway (KKH) near Gilgit. Since I've to go to Fairy Meadows, I'll have to reach KKH anyway. Today we are not taking the Gilgit Skardu main road b ecause we don't know when the landslide will be cleared. Although it's expected to be cleared by noon, but it's not confirmed. Workers on road are blasting rocks in order to construct new road. So there are loose rocks and which causes landslides every now and then. In order to avoid that risk, we'll go back using the Deosai road. This route is exceptionally beautiful but it's lengthy. However, there are a few spots here which are vulnerable to land sliding . Our plans of seeing Fairy Meadows. Lets start...