Morning tea on guest house terrace

Host's grandson at cookhouse door

Stray puppy

"If she likes the puppy, I give it to her as a gift." The boy's offer, as translated by our guide.

Mountain village

Village children

Bread making lessons in villager's home

Her grandson is sad, because his father just left for six months of work in Russia

Students

Outdoor oven

Non

Carrying water from the springhouse

Bucket skill

Village women gathering firewood

Mountain road descent

Isklander Kul

7,201 ft.

"Everyone has their own rules" for driving in the mountains

Vendors roadside stand

Vehicles share the road with sheep

Hauz-e Sanguin Mosque

Istaravshan

Headed to the market

Istaravshan

Hanging with Alexander the Great

Khujand