Posted in The first trip- 2007 on October 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Fear not this last report of September’s trilogy. Your rods and cones will not be taxed, and upon its conclusion you will have a month’s reprieve until we send the next clump of vague sentences about far away aquatics.
The sun was hot when we dismounted our steeds at the final valley we planned to investigate. [...]
Posted in The first trip- 2007 on October 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Turning right from the soupy, brown Surkhob River, we paddled 100 feet up the turquoise water of the Yarkitch River to the town of Khoit. Our welcoming committee was a few shy kids and a friendly but crazy Tajik who fit all the stereotypes of a mountain-mad gem prospector: big, floppy hat and a desire [...]
Posted in The first trip- 2007 on October 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, it’s been some time since you’ve had to interrupt your day to wade through our juvenile musings on traveling in Tajikistan. The biggest occasion of the last month was the purchase and subsequently constant sporting of plaid man-suits. Dushanbe has surely never seen such fashionable swagger. We also paddled some rivers. Since we’re currently [...]
