On Sunday the 5th we went for a drive on the main road southwest of Bishkek, toward Osh. We drove about three hours up into the moutains and over the main pass at the highest point (about 3,000 meters) on the road (and, of course, drove about three hours back). The reason for the trip was to re-collect soil samples at some sites that we already proved valuable for our project. Of course, the mountain scenery was a much better reason to make this trip. Here are some photos of the really nice road, including two tunnels (one a major tunnel through a mountain), the toll both (yes, New Jersey is not the only place that has toll boths), and some of the animals with which we had to share the road.
