In fact, this post should be titled “Road Collection - 3. Kyrgyzstan Spring-2023 Edition, roads without asphalt”, since all the photos here were taken this year in May, and this collection included only dirt or gravel roads in Kyrgyzstan. However, I thought it would be too long, so I left the post title as standard short :)
So today I invite you to look with me at some landscapes with roads that I drove along a few months ago. Such photos, it seems to me, especially strongly convey the atmosphere of travel, adventure, and any road seems to invite you to go forward, to see something new and wonderful.
Do you get this impression?
I decided to write this post in anticipation of my next trip to Kyrgyzstan, which will begin in just a few days. There will be slightly more paved roads and fewer high mountain areas than in May, but since there will still be interesting mountains, gorges, rivers, hills and valleys all around, it will also be very picturesque. The main thing is that the capricious autumn weather does not let us down!
Although May is late spring here, and the summer heat was already in full swing in the cities, but if you go a higher into the mountains, it’s quite common to encounter snow even at the very end of May. It was still lying there from the winter, or, for example, as in the photo below: fresh snow fell on the eve of our appearance at the high-mountain lake Song-Köl, and during the day it melted right before our eyes.
Somewhere over the mountains clouds are gathering, ready to rain.
And somewhere, in the valley, the fields and hillsides are green with all their might, and they don’t want to hear about any thunderstorms, hailstorms, and especially snow. Variety as it is :)
By the way, of course, there are plenty of asphalt roads convenient for driving in the country, but at that time we often drove along small local paths rather than along highways, and photos in such places usually turn out to be more picturesque: there are fewer people and cars around, more untouched nature and a sense of adventure.
Well, this collection of photos has come to an end, I hope you enjoyed it! And I will wish myself a good trip, sunny weather and less unexpected snow in the mountains — this time I hope to shoot bright autumn landscapes :)
It's better to watch photos in high resolution.
Camera: OLYMPUS E-M1 Mark II, DJI Mavic 2 Pro.
You can also see my photos in my blog LJ and in my profile on RTraveler. You also can read a short interview with me here.
