Just a little south of Bishkek we were back camping for a couple of nights at a nice canyon and glacier. More walking for the others while I sat around camp relaxing a little more enjoying the views. In the evenings it got very cold, one night dropped to ...
... , 6 hours on foot. Did not help to have a non too sociable Russian guide (are they all called Vladimir?). The National Natural Park "Ala-Archa " was founded in 1976; it is located in a valley of the same name, 35 km from Bishkek among mountains of Kyrgyz ...