Kazakhstan Tien Shan

[Dave M]

Highlight of Aksu-Dzhagly was exploring the Kshi-Kaindy pass on horse and foot.



Allium fedtschenkoana


Androsace sericea


Aster alpinus


My horse debating if it should go and eat the plants Im trying to photograph!

[Dave M]

Gagea filiformis


Macrotomia euchroma


Pyrethrum pyrethroides


Trollius altaicus

[Dave M]

Trollius altaicus


Tulipa kaufmanniana

[Dave M]

Tulipa dasystemonoides


Interesting double Tulipa dasystemonoides

[Dave M]

Dave i like your photos, what a stunning country

Cheers, its a fantastic place.

[Dave M]

Super interesting report on stunning plants and landscapes.
I'm particularly happy to have seen the setting of Eritichium tianshanicum and some other gems from this marvelous mountains!
Thank you very much for the pics.

Thanks, the Eritrichium was one of the plants I particularly wanted to see.

[Dave M]

Fabulous stuff, Dave!
For a muppet you cut a fine figure as a horseman
cheers
fermi

Cheers, not a bad spot to go riding if you have to! Was certainly the best way to get around and cover ground from one pass and valley to the next.

[Armin]

Dave,
wow what a remarkable journey!  Enjoy the picture tour, more please

[ranunculus]

Superb images and report, Dave … particularly the fabulous Ranunculaceae.  Many thanks.

[Gabriela]

What a trip Dave!!! Fabulous pictures of plants and mountains scenery!

[Steve Garvie]

What a wonderful trip and report!!!

[ArnoldT]

Dave:

Thank you so much for the tour.

[fixpix]

I wish i could just teleport myself up there

[Tony Willis]

Excellent,enjoyed every moment you have shown

[Lesley Cox]

A wonderful place indeed! Amazing plants and fantastic scenery, the stamping ground of the courageous Vladimir Epiktetov, who, arriving just the night before from his homeland, and having no English at all, read "cold,"a Russian language paper hurriedly translated into English at the 2013 Czech Conference. Not only was he quite able to be understood by those of us who had no other language but English, he also successfully married what he was saying to the on-screen pictures, an amazing achievement under the circumstances, especially since I think he was quite shy.