On the left side, where the trail goes deeper into the gorge, it's impassable, blocked by a fallen avalanche. Snow is everywhere, and it's wet, with poor traction, making walking very uncomfortable as you constantly sink in. Anyway, it was a great hike, I didn't even get tired since we didn't go far. As I already said, we only made it to the gazebo, had a little snack there, breathed in the air, took some photos, and with a sense of accomplishment, headed back. But, I made a photo review; I think someone will still be interested to see what the Siyoma River looks like in winter. On my website, there are still no photo reviews of visiting the Siyoma River Gorge, although of course I've been here before, but not as a blogger. I hope to fix that this year and do a full photo review of the entire gorge.
The first photo towards Dushanbe, from the bridge over the Varzob River.
The second one towards Khujand.
On the other side of the bridge, we are greeted by small fir trees.
Another photo towards Dushanbe, the weather isn't great, of course, sometimes it even drizzled.
This is what I was talking about, snow is constantly falling from the slopes, not an avalanche, of course, but still.
Here, on unknown paths, there are traces of unseen animals. There are no people, so there are tracks of various animals everywhere.
A photo towards the Siama River Gorge, where you can see the gazebo we'll reach.
On the left side, everything is covered with snow, we cross to the right side via the bridge.
The Siyoma River, the water in it is clear at any time of the year. Photos from the bridge, and then looking downstream and upstream.
Right here you can see how the trail on the left side is blocked. The snow is loose and wet, making it very difficult to move on it without special equipment.
On the right side, the situation isn't much better, but there's a gazebo there, and besides, as we were walking, the rain got heavier.
Before climbing into the gazebo, I went a little further to have a look. As you can see in the photo, it's the same story on this side, all the passages are blocked.
So this is the furthest point of today's hike and photo review. I took a few photos.
We sat down, had a snack, breathed some fresh air in the gazebo, and headed back.
Photos from the way back, the first towards Khujand, the second towards Dushanbe.
That was our winter outing to the Siyoma Gorge.
All the best to you and interesting hikes.
