Framed Fine Art Print of Karakol Valley and beyond (June 2018)

Leaving the lush Karakol Valley for the cold and barren Ala Kul.

On the third day of my five-day hike in the Terskey Ala-Too mountain range in Kyrgyzstan, I left the comforts of a yurt in the middle of the Karakol Valley and headed up towards the frozen alpine lake Ala Kul. As I climbed, the forests thinned and soon did the shrubs. I traced the stream up the mountain. I turned back, and without the cover of the trees, I could see all the way back across Karakol Valley to the next valley and beyond. It was a long way since I began. More to look forward to, yet with much to look back on. More on the journey here.

Looking back towards Karakol Valley, on the way to Ala Kul. Photo taken by Aaron Teoh on 18th June 2018, 2:15PM with a Sony RX100-M3. f/4; 1/125 sec; ISO-125;