Altai Culture & History

A variety of local indigenous culture and history photos, with a few shots of traditional Russian culture as well.

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Exploring the Karakol Valley

It rained softly on the yurt’s roof all night long, and luckily I didn’t notice the small, quiet drip onto the foot of my bed until morning. After breakfast, we piled into the Gazelle van and slip and skidded in the mud back to the main packed gravel road. Our host led us on a…

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