"Curiously we stayed in a beautiful hotel in Karakol owned by our logistics
manager's mother."
The world gets smaller by the day!
Thanks for the detail, Mike - sadly I think the chances of visiting are
slight for me.
On Mon, 17 Aug 2026, 23:12 Mike Gordon via olympus, <
olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Piers,Nice hearing from you and thanks for looking. I added a few more
> of Marnie's shots with the OM-1 and one of mine with the same.
> I must say it was one of my favorite trips. It is remote, a bit exotic
> but very doable logistics. I would go soon as the Chinese are building
> roads furiously and the Kyrgyz will pay down the road. It is clear they
> wish to mine rare earths near the Sary Jaz valley and I fear environmental
> degradation. Curiously we stayed in a beautiful hotel in Karakol owned by
> our logistics manager's mother. I saw all these gorgeous large prints by
> Albert Dros --- I have seen his images on Fredmiranda. He has a Kyrgyz
> wife. I recognized a print of the Canyon of Forgotten Rivers. Albert Dros
> was pouring over google maps and found what should be a very very
> interesting spot for photography. He contacted Aidar's brother (our
> logistics person and highly skilled mountaineer). His brother did know of
> the spot as did a very few other locals. After he published those images,
> it became much more popular spot. It is great for drone photography and it
> was one of my first ever drone shots outside practicing taking images of my
> house's roof. I hope it isn't overrun but it is a moderate hike to get
> there, so that may keep traffic down. Most of the yurt stays were
> excellent but the camping wasn't our cup of tea, but there is no choice to
> see some of the best remote scenic areas. All the other people cancelled
> so it was just Marnie and I along with the organizer photog, Aidar and a
> chef for when we camped. Getting to the glacier near Karakol peak
> required about 4.5 hrs on horseback after 3-4 hours in a very high
> clearance vehicle--much easier than the very long hike. The road had
> washed out some had to carry our camera gear over some dodgy boulders with
> rushing storm swollen river close by. Overall a very interesting trip.
> Thank again for looking. I still have to get my film developed. I have
> only processed a few images and hope they are a few more keepers to be had.
> Mike
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