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Kazakhstan 2016 We visited a camel farm to watch a woman milk one of the cows or whatever female camels are called. But milk was not the prime harvest from these animals. Urine was. It seems that in Kazakhstan drinking … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 The locals said these stones were where Genghis Khan stopped to camp. I got the idea that his men set up a giant wok on these rocks and cooked something delicious. But Genghis didn’t take time for such fripperies, his men … Continue reading
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Near Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 A Kazakh man and his son travel in the mountains near Almaty.
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Caucasus Mountains, Georgia 2016 As we entered the Enguri gorge where the village of Ushguli is located, we saw families raking hay and forking it onto old Soviet trucks. Men and women worked on the verdant, sloping hillsides. Children flew down the … Continue reading
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Georgia 2016 Ushguli, the highest village in Europe (at nearly 7000 ft.) is located near the snow-covered mountain of Shikara. A unique feature of Caucasus culture is the “defense towers”. Almost every family has a stone tower similar to the one in … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 Kazakhstan is the third largest country in the world…Russia and China are the other two geographical giants. While China is filled with people and things to photograph, Kazakhstan, like the eastern part of Russia, is filled with empty landscapes. Barren … Continue reading
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Turkistan 2016 A Kazakh woman serves tea from a samovar at the end of a delightful meal in her home. The influence of Russia, which has had a presence in Kazakhstan since the 14th century, is evident in the woman’s clothing … Continue reading
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Kazakhstan 2016 We spent the night in a farmhouse out on the steppe. The next morning we followed the woman of the house around the farmyard as she did her chores. The first job was to let the sheep out of … Continue reading
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Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan 2016 An abandoned observatory, built by the Soviets, is wreathed by razor wire. Does it remind you of the Doomsday feeling that the cold war brought to both the U.S.A and the Soviet Union? That is … Continue reading
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Noratus, Armenia 2016 I remember this day! It was after I’d ruptured my Achilles and I could only hobble over the uneven ground. A strong wind blew and I used my monopod to steady myself, fearing that the wind would … Continue reading
