Day 63. Dushanbe - Qalai Khumb
Today marks the beginning of the Pamir highway or the M42. This road has been a central focus for me from the beginning. It was a major link in the Silk Road and is one of only a few roads traversing the Pamir Mountains. We expect to take 4-6 days depending on the conditions we find and how we are feeling. We were in the road by 7 after I had got some more cash and fueled up. It was only 29 degrees so the air moving through our clothes felt cool. We passed through a few towns and also a very nice lake. The scenery was barren but beautiful. There were also areas of crops and grains growing in the valleys. There is a memorial here to the cyclists who were killed here last year. There are two tunnels on this route the first one 4.5km long, when we approached it I pulled over and changed my specs, the tunnel was well lit and a smooth surface, so when we got to the 2nd one I decided to leave my sunnies on and just peer over them if needed. All was well unti...