The Moghul castle in Lahore

Tomb at the Moghul mosque, Lahore.

Entering the Moghul mosque in Lahore.

The Central Asian style entrance to the mosque.

Child dancing inside the mosque.

Inside the courtyard of the mosque

Tuc tuc motor cycle taxi Lahore

Rafay and Adam inside small Moghul mosque.

Exterior of mosque.

Spice seller

We leave safety of Lahore and travel to Swat Valley, recently a Taliban controlled stronghold

Traveling through Pashtun villages of Swat

Man on the road greets us

“Jingle” trucks bring products up into the Hindu Kush Mountains

Adam photographing drivers working on broken down truck as we cross 10,000 foot pass into mountain province of Chitral

Driving up Chitral Valley (on Afghan border)

We enter the valley of the Kalash, a vanishing pagan people who claim descent from Alexander the Great

Kalash school children jump into the back of our truck for a ride

Kazi the local holy man blesses us and the shy Kalash let us stay with them in their village.

Local Kalash woman in traditional costume working with grain

Kalash mother with twins.

Kalash shepherd in mountains.

Kalash woman’s profile.

Entrance to temple of the Kalash where mountain gods are worshipped.

Adam enjoying hospitality of Kalash

Kalash woman with facial markings.

An outdoor temple with ancient wooden carved poles representing gods up in the mountains above Rumbur

An alter for sacrificing goats to the gods

On the balcony of hillside step village of Rumbur.

Kalash girl.

Goat heads mark entrance of a Kalash temple.

On balcony with Kalash women.

Last day in Rumbur with Kalash, hill top temple in background.

We arrive in the city of Chitral and are welcomed by local guards

Mosque built by the Mekhtar (hereditary ruler) of the formerly independent kingdom of Chitral.

Watching the sun come up over the snow capped Hindu Kush Mountains behind the Mekhtar’s mosque.

Polo was invented in Chitral and we see the finals of the British Raj era style spectacle.