Karakol Lake and Muztagh Ata MountainMay 28, 2005
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The 2 Andys Warm their Gray Matter
Magnificent Muztagh Ata
Cool Looking Chinese Gate
Depart: Karakol Lake, Xinjiang Province, China
Arrive: Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
Overnight: Seman Hotel (Cheap Wing!)
- We were woken at 5am by some frisky donkey braying - indeed some of us had not slept at all due to the high altitude. However, a beautiful sunny morning and a tasty breakfast cheered us up. We could see the magnificent Muztagh Ata mountain at 7,500m for the first time and the lake offered beautiful views with some great reflections making for good photos. We walked around the lake for a while before heading back to Kashgar at around 11am.
- We arrived back at the Seman hotel in Kashgar by mid-afternoon, although this time we were in the cheaper wing as we had been booked in the more expensive wing by mistake last time! Nevermind - a shower was welcome. After a bit of internet time I headed again to John's Cafe for dinner and beers and retired early for the night in anticipation of the Sunday market on the next day.
