Part Three

  • Panorama
    Panorama
    Barskaun Mountain Plateau, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#2512
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Derelict House & Fuel Truck
    Derelict House & Fuel Truck
    Silk Road, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0662
    Larry L. Jackson
  • 12,530 ft
    12,530 ft
    Driving Photo
    Silk Road, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0668
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silk Road
    Silk Road
    Driving Photo - with several switchbacks before we get to that level.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0670
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road Work
    Road Work
    Driving Photo - fueling the road grader.
    Silk Road, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0673
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Driving Photo
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0676
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dzo Cattle
    Dzo Cattle
    Driving Photo - hybrid between the yak and the domestic cow.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dzo Cattle
    Dzo Cattle
    Driving Photo - The white markings show that these are hybrids of the Kazakh Whiteheaded Cattle and Yaks.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0683
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scree Slope
    Scree Slope
    Driving Photo
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Abandoned Camp
    Abandoned Camp
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5162
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Silk Road View
    Silk Road View
    Still in the mountains.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0692
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Thistle
    Thistle
    I would have enjoyed seeing this is bloom.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0693
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grazing Lines
    Grazing Lines
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0695
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bunker
    Bunker
    A remnant of WW 2.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0697
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Home
    Home
    Driving Photo - Likely used during the grazing season.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0699
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Despite low season, we had a nice lunch service here.
    Big Yurt, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5359
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dome
    Dome
    Big Yurt, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5436
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Big Yurt, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5532
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wash Stand
    Wash Stand
    Big Yurt, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0702
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Door
    Door
    Big Yurt, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0703
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Big Yurt
    Big Yurt
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0704
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Horse
    Horse
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0707
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yuri Gagarin Monument
    Yuri Gagarin Monument
    Created in honor of his 1964 vacation at a military sanatorium in the nearby village of Tamga.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0709
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yuri Gagarin Monument
    Yuri Gagarin Monument
    A second monument.
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0708
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Stream
    Mountain Stream
    Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0713
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Weather
    Weather
    The light rain here turned into a heavier rain as we headed out of the mountains.
    Silk Road, Barskaun Gorge, Geopark Teskei, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0710
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouds
    Clouds
    Fuel Stop, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0721
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Color
    Color
    Fuel Stop, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0723
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shoreline
    Shoreline
    Fuel Stop, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0725
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waves
    Waves
    Driving Photo
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0731
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waves
    Waves
    Driving Photo
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0734
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sun Shafts
    Sun Shafts
    Driving Photo
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0737
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Burro
    Burro
    Cemetery, near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0741
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Burros
    Burros
    Cemetery, near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0746
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
    near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5166
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
    near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5167
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
    near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5172
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
    near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0752
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
    near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0753
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Apple Orchard
    Apple Orchard
    near Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0754
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shrine
    Shrine
    Driving Photo
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0757
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Planting
    Planting
    No idea what the plants are or the purpose for them.
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#5174
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road Work
    Road Work
    Driving Photo
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0772
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Aalam Ordo Cultural Center
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center
    Driving Photo - Construction began in 2009 under president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, but in 2010 construction ceased due to his removal in the Second Kyrgyz Revolution.
    Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0779
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sayakbay Karalaev
    Sayakbay Karalaev
    Driving Photo - 1894 – 7 May 1971, was a Soviet and Kyrgyz storyteller and manaschi - a reciter of the epic Kyrgyz poem Manas.
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0781
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mural
    Mural
    Driving Photo - depictions of Kyrgyz culture on the wall panels.
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0783
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mural
    Mural
    Driving Photo
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0784
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mural
    Mural
    Driving Photo
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0785
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mural
    Mural
    Driving Photo
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0786
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Gate
    Gate
    Driving Photo
    Aalam Ordo Cultural Center, Issyk Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan, September 23, 2025
    2025-09-23#0787
    Larry L. Jackson