At first the Karakoram Highway is relatively mundane as you traverse the Kashi Plataeu. Eventually the canyons start to close in and the road narrows passing through brilliant red mountains and crosses the Ghez River then enters the Oytagh Canyon. From here on to Tashkurgan every curve of the road would reveal new awe inspiring vistas.

The Oytagh Canyon with the Ghez River along the Karakoram Highway.

The view changes quickly from narrow red canyons to neck craning views of mountains raising 15,000 feet above the road.