• Kara Arsha Gorge

    August 10 in Kyrgyzstan ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    We enjoyed a much warmer nights sleep last night at 2200m altitude and awoke to much warmer weather as well. Today we opted to take a 8.5 km walk from our camp through the picturesque and serene Kara Arusha Gorge with guide Rouslan. It was just what we needed after yesterdays long trek and we were grateful for the winding river that ran through the gorge, the majestic tall spruce and juniper trees that covered the cliffs and the gentle breeze that blew through the gorge to keep us cooled off. Even at 8 am the temperature was In the high 20’s. When we reached back to camp at 10am, the drivers had packed the camp up and were waiting to take us by 4 x 4, up, over ,and through the mountains to the location of tonight’s camp.Read more