Silk Road from Yunnan to the Stans!

Michael heads north through Sichuan and Qinghai to ride the Silk Road through the desert, the mountains, the culture, and the history of something completely different...

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Trip Length: 7 weeks
Blog Entries: 18
Photos: 80
Words: 15446

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
July 12th 2012	The preparation...	Asia » China » Yunnan » Kunming
July 14th 2012	The long night	Asia » China » Sichuan » Emei Shan
July 17th 2012	Rainy Days.....	Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu
July 20th 2012	Urumqi	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi
July 22nd 2012	Hiking to "Heaven Lake" and "Peak of God"	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi
July 24th 2012	To the Old Towns in the Desert	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Turpan
July 30th 2012	Kanas Lake	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Lake Kanas
July 31st 2012	To the Border and Beyond!	Asia
August 1st 2012	Alive in Almaty	Asia » Kazakhstan » East Kazakhstan » Almaty
August 5th 2012	Far Away	Asia » Kazakhstan » Taraz » East Kazakhstan
August 13th 2012	Aksu-Zhabagyly Nature Reserve	Asia » Kazakhstan » Southern Kazakhstan » Aksu-Zhabagly National Park
August 13th 2012	Borders, Bribes, and ultimately, Bishkek	Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek
August 13th 2012	Kyrgyzstan: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek
August 18th 2012	Karakol Adventure!	Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Karakol
August 20th 2012	Sunday Morning in Karakol and an Afternoon at the Bath House	Asia
August 22nd 2012	Osh: A Stop on the Silk Road	Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Osh
August 24th 2012	Sary Tash, The Irkeshtam Pass, and Destination: China!	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar
August 28th 2012	Stranger in a Strange Place	Asia » China » Xinjiang » Kashgar