Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Charyn Canyon

We drove 200km's yesterday, one way, to get to Charyn Canyon. It's often referred to as Kazakhstan's mini 'Grand Canyon.'
The drive was so rough that we all have at least one loose dental filling, but it was worth it.
The deepest part of the canyon is 300m below the parking lot. In some places it is 3km's wide, and the river that flows through the bottom is 154km's long. We only hiked about 3km's. It is not recommended to visit in July and August because it is too hot.

3 comments:

deWoldeDaily said...

Hey, how come only Uncle George gets special messages on the blog?!!!

Dave and Edna, Kyla and Cody said...

Because he has quads, snowmobiles, motorbikes, tractors, a Freightliner, a brand-new F-350, a shop filled with manly-man tools, and (don't tell Edna) a pistol pellet gun.

deWoldeDaily said...

Well, if you put it that way, then I guess we really can't compete! Go Uncle George!!