The Fairy Meadows,locally known as Joot, officially the Fairy Meadows National Park, is an area of grassland near one of the base camp sites of Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan.At an altitude of about 3,300 metres (10,800 ft) above sea level, it serves as the launching point for mountaineers summiting Nanga Parbat by the Rakhiot face. In 1995, the Government of Pakistan declared Fairy Meadows a National Park.
It is a glorious place…very difficult to access. After a nightmare jeep ride on a slippery mountain track, I was led up on a horse for 2 hours up a steep and narrow track. The horse farted, grumbled and slipped as we ascended. It was horrible..but a torn meniscus in my knee prevented me from hiking either up, or down, when I took to the dreaded horse again. It was a place of staggering beauty, used also as summer grazing for herds of livestock.
Happy Friday, and a super weekend to you
Diana ♥️