05/19 – Sary Chelek Biosphere

We have a very long drive today.  We are headed well into the mountains to the Sary‑Chelek Biosphere, a wildlife reserve. The drive was quite long but it went through some beautiful areas.

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197459

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197507

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197561

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197668

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197669

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196768

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196796

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196804

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196826

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196844

Drive-to-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196942-Pano

There were rivers,

Lake--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197661

Rivers-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197595

Rivers-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196719

Rivers-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196859

Rivers-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196862

Rivers-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5197069

lakes, 

Lake--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197682

Lake--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197688

Lake--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197690

many mountains,

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197474

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197486

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197501

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197608

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196785

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196927-Pano

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196990

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5197010

Mountains--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5197011

a few small towns,

Town--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197584

Town--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197586

Town--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196864

Town--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196889

reservoirs,

Reservoir--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--P5196705

and at the end of the road, a beautiful lake.

Lake--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197683

Lake--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197687

Pei Jing taking a photo of Leo with the lake in the background.

Leo-and-Pei-Jing-Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--M5197697

We are staying at a homestay.  The area has become very popular over the years with hikers and backpackers and other nature lovers.  So some of the locals are now taking advantage by opening small homestays in their homes.  Our home stay had a a largish building with a very long table where they served meals.  There was a separate building with seven small rooms with separate bathrooms.  The shower in ours was “interesting”.

Hotel-Shower--Sary-Chelek-Biosphere--Kyrgyzstan--2022--IMG_5218

A small river flows behind the rooms building but we didn’t really hear it at night.  All in all it was a peaceful location and quite adequate if very basic.

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