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Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Jyrgalan-Jergez Traverse, Day 1
After a full rest day at the guesthouse yesterday, we are both eager to hit the trail again today. Urmat and Adis, our guide and horseporter/cook
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Keskenkyia Loop, Day 5
It was noticeably warmer overnight, and so we both slept like babies, not feeling the need to bundle up and nestle in our cocoons to maintain warmth.
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Keskenkyia Loop, Day 4
We set the alarm for midnight and reluctantly climb out of our sleeping bags in hopes of photographing the stars. It's definitely hard to get up, but
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Keskenkyia Loop, Day 3
One of the great dilemmas for campers is whether or not to get up in the middle of the night to answer the call of Mother Nature. Do you break the
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Keskenkyia Loop, Day 2
It’s not terribly cold when we wake up in the morning. All in all, it was a pretty good night of sleep considering that it was our first night in a
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s Keskenkyia Loop, Day 1
We wake up at 6:15, “early” by Kyrgyzstan standards. Breakfast is not until 8 am, and we’re not supposed to set off for our 5-day trek
Into the Wilds of the Gila Wilderness, Day Four
Sleeping high on the mesa, the sun reaches the tent much earlier this morning than on our two previous days deep in the canyon of the Middle Fork,
Into the Wilds of the Gila Wilderness, Day 3
Déjà Vu When the alarm goes off at 6:30 am, it’s still dark in the tent. Once again, we’re both reluctant to loosen the drawstring around the
Into the Wilds of the Gila Wilderness, Day Two
Waiting for the Sun Sunrise is officially at 6:45 a.m., but the sun doesn’t begin to penetrate the bottom of the canyon where we are camped until
Into the Wilds of the Gila Wilderness, Day One
After tackling 490 miles on the Colorado Trail this past summer, it’s been an awfully sedentary fall for the two of us, and we’ve been itching to hit