Drove into the mountains to stay in two separate yurt camps on two different lakes. Stopping to hike for a view of a red rock canyon, saw an eagle hunting demonstration, and visited a yurt manufacturer
Arrived at Nomads Dream yurt camp on Son Kol Lake, located at 9895 ft. above sea level. This alpine lake is considered a sacred place to many Kyrgyz people
Hoppy can’t wait to see inside his first yurt.
Yurt Life. Four beds for two people, a person started the stove for heat while we ate dinner. They came back after we were asleep to stoke it again. Shared bathrooms, oh boy
Black Kite circling over our camp
Passing through the Kalmak Ashu mountain pass at 11200 feet on the way to first camp.
Cattle country
Golden Eagle
Golden eagle hunting demonstration
Kyrgyz hounds work in unison with the eagles
Yurt manufacturing facility. These sticks are called chi and are threaded together to make designs, and then attached to the sides of the yurt
Charlotte got to help put together a yurt
Typical storefront in small village
Red rock Canyon
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