Part Two

  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Assy-Turgen Observatory, Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9071
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy-Turgen Observatory
    Assy-Turgen Observatory
    I think this is Nazarbayev University Transient Telescope, CDK-700.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy-Turgen Observatory
    Assy-Turgen Observatory
    I was never sure that I could get a clear photo due to the heavy fog.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy-Turgen Observatory
    Assy-Turgen Observatory
    I think this is the 1.5 meter, AZT-20 telescope.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grazing Lines
    Grazing Lines
    Years of grazing have shaped the hillside.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grazing Lines & Road
    Grazing Lines & Road
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9089
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sheep
    Sheep
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9091
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Corral
    Corral
    With a cloud rolling in.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tracks
    Tracks
    This looks like the type of terrain where tracks will take years to recover.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9101
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy Plateau
    Assy Plateau
    Nomad camp in the distance.
    Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9104
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomad Camp
    Nomad Camp
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9107
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy Plateau
    Assy Plateau
    Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9109
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kazakh Whiteheaded Cattle
    Kazakh Whiteheaded Cattle
    Bos primigenius
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kazakh Whiteheaded Cattle
    Kazakh Whiteheaded Cattle
    Bos primigenius
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9113
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy Plateau
    Assy Plateau
    Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9123
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomad Camp
    Nomad Camp
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9126
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Horses
    Horses
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9128
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turgen River
    Turgen River
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9131
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rock Ring
    Rock Ring
    An unusual formation.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9133
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Assy-Turgen Observatory
    Assy-Turgen Observatory
    There is a lot of equipment up there.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9134
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Road
    Road
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomad Camp
    Nomad Camp
    The camps have a lot of dogs to guard grazing animals from Eurasian Wolves.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9145
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomad Camp
    Nomad Camp
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9148
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomads
    Nomads
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9163
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomad
    Nomad
    Our guides asked the nomads to run their horses toward camp for our photography.
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9174
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Nomads
    Nomads
    Assy Plateau, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9199
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Driving Photo, Turgen Gorge
    Driving Photo, Turgen Gorge
    Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9209
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turgen Gorge
    Turgen Gorge
    Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9214
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turgen Gorge
    Turgen Gorge
    Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9215
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turgen River
    Turgen River
    Turgen Gorge, Ile Alatau National Park, Kazakhstan, September 16, 2025
    2025-09-16#9219
    Larry L. Jackson