This is the spot on the Varzob highway where you need to stop, and where the former pioneer camp Chayka greets us. I am not aware of the current functions of this facility, but it is quite possible that it is being used again as a camp or a resort.
A dirt road goes around the “Seagull”, but we don’t always follow it, in the photo there is a place where you need to go along the path if you intend to get to the Upper Seagull. And the road itself will go further down the gorge.
As soon as the path rises to the hill, a waterfall becomes visible, though it is visible from the road, but it will not hurt to mention it.
The view from this hill on the road towards Dushanbe, at the bottom at the foot of the whole pioneer camp "The Seagull" is just visible.
View along the bottom of the gorge. As everywhere, in Varzob gorge, suburban houses are also actively being built here, and almost the entire lower part is already built up.
Therefore, the right tourists choose the top Seagull ...
Here is our way, so to speak.
Further, there is still a waterfall on the way, but it turned out badly - against the sun, and I, moreover, am not really a photographer ...
Then the trail begins, climb steeper up.
Accordingly, higher and better views, the road is no longer visible, all around the mountains, beauty ...
It turned out interesting, three-colored mountains.
It’s more rocky here.
These photos are higher, from another spur, we crossed the river and camped, and I climbed further for my impressions.
From here, everything is seen differently ...
So the final goal of my trip seemed, the peak that is on the left.
At first I wanted to go straight ahead - on the forehead, but the slope is too steep and, considering that it is still far from the top, I decided that normal heroes always go around ...
Here are the views from this spur has not yet moved to another slope.
On this hollow, I switched to another spur.
Here the path goes straight up.
Beauty is here in all directions, on the other side of this rib I also went up the elevation and took it off.
And us longer upstairs.
By the way, here is the peak of this peak, it is much easier to climb here, it’s good to be a normal hero ... :)
Here we are above, this corner that was before us and was that peak that we saw from below. There is even snow, a little present.
That's what is behind, it immediately becomes clear that this is not the top, but just a transitional mound. On it you can get to the next elevation, then again to the next and so on to the real peak, but that's another story ...
But the view here is awesome, the photo in the direction of the Fan Mountains, is called, well, we’ll get together soon ...
April in Tajikistan it’s time to go mushrooming, in this campaign they also hoped for them. So, unfortunately, only mushrooms were found among mushrooms, no mushrooms or porcini mushrooms for you, but a lot. We scored 4 packets, it’s hard to say in kilograms, but I ate and fried them for a week, and the salad tastes good ...
And so these rowers grow.
Blooming almonds were still everywhere, very beautiful in some places ...
Here are some white flowers, unfortunately I'm not a nerd, so I can’t say for sure that it blooms ...
Here a flower met among stones, these flowers below whole glades, but here among the rocks he was in splendid isolation, so I decided he was worthy of a personal photo. :)
Another interesting tree, it grows upside down, that is, roots ...
Apparently, the slope washed away and it fell, but still continues to grow. I would say the tree is a fighter, does not give up ...
No less interesting hawthorn, if you look closely, it can be seen that the berries of last year simply did not fall, and the foliage was new, only making its way.
Well, goodbye is such a fun, green lawn.
Until next time ...
Source in Russian: "Поход на верхнюю Чайку, ущелье Варзоб, горы Таджикистана"
