Muztag Ata

We were in Xingiang, China, and from Kashgar we went to an amazing place by Pakistan, in the foothills of Karakorum, going to see the Muztagh Ata peak 7546 meters of altitude. We spent a couple of days in its shadow, on the lovely Lake Karakul, in a small yurt camp for the the few hikers, though there was a horrible hotel constructed of concrete across the road ... "progress" -. The camp also had a shop-restaurant, served breakfast, lunch and dinner, for very cheap ... Of course, in true Chinese style. The worst was behind the bathrooms.,,we could say it was nasty. But apart from that .... The place is gorgeous, the lake is different shades depending on the time, reaching a lovely turquoise blue ...