{"id":2348,"date":"2012-02-04T10:57:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T04:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/?page_id=2348"},"modified":"2012-04-01T05:46:59","modified_gmt":"2012-03-31T23:46:59","slug":"exploring-the-kyrgyz-republic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/exploring-the-kyrgyz-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring The Kyrgyz Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a mini-guide to exploring the Kyrgyz Republic, mostly by car and by foot. Since car travel is rarely covered in guide books, it may provide some information otherwise unavailable. Unfortunately, I have had (so far) only a short 30 months in the Kyrgyz Republic, so this guide is necessarily short. That said, if you have anything to add to it, please contribute. I&#8217;d be happy to post pages by other people. In the meantime, I do have another several trips to post, so check back for more information over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>I use a GPS in my travels and in this guide. The maps I include are generally produced from Google Earth with my GPS tracks. I also provide GPS (.gdb) files, which can be used directly with a GPS (at least, some Garmin models) or with Google Earth. Instructions for using the GPS in the Kyrgyz Republic can be found at my page on <a title=\"Using a GPS in Kyrgyzstan (or anywhere)\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/12\/using-a-gps-in-kyrgyzstan-or-anywhere\/\">Using a GPS in Kyrgyzstan (or anywhere)<\/a>. Some ideas for using the .gdb files are in my <a title=\"Using Google Earth and \u201c.gdb\u201d Files\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/12\/using-google-earth-and-gdb-files\/\">Using Google Earth and \u201c.gdb\u201d Files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, with the introduction out of the way, here is the Index to the Guide<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">\n<h3>Index<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>The North<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Day Trips From Bishkek<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ala Archa<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Adigene Valley Loop Hike (and extension)\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/adigene-valley-loop-hike-and-extension\/\">Adigene Valley Loop Hike (and extension)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Ala Archa \u2013 Alamedin Loop Drive\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/02\/05\/ala-archa-alamedin-loop-drive\/\">Ala Archa \u2013 Alamedin Loop Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/04\/01\/orto-say\/\" title=\"Orto Say\">Bishkek Hills Wildflowers<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Ata Beit\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/02\/06\/ata-beit\/\">Ata Beit Memorial<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"A Great Winter (or Summer) Hike\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/12\/28\/a-great-winter-or-summer-hike\/\">Alamedin Canyon<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"A Bit of Canyonlands in Kyrgyzstan\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/09\/16\/a-bit-of-canyonlands-in-kyrgyzstan\/\">A Bit of Canyonlands in Kyrgyzstan<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/02\/07\/burana-tower-day-trip\/\">Burana Tower<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/issyk-ata\/\" title=\"Issyk Ata\">Issyk Ata<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/03\/30\/kok-moinok-gorge\/\" title=\"Kok-Moinok Gorge\">Kok-Moinok Gorge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Kel-Tor Lake Hike\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/29\/kel-tor-lake-hike\/\">Kel-Tor Lake Hike<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Ak Suu Gorge Day Trip\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/12\/ak-suu-gorge-day-trip\/\">Ak Suu Gorge Day Trip<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" align=\"center\">Issyk Kul Lake Circuit<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Week at Lake Issyk Kul\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/08\/11\/week-at-lake-issyk-kul\/\">Cholpon Ata<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>The South<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"To The South\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/12\/04\/to-the-south\/\">To The South<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Sary Chelek\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/01\/04\/sary-chelek\/\">Sary Chelek<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Arslanbob\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/12\/29\/arslanbob\/\">Arslanbob<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Kazakhstan<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Aysha Bibi and Babazhi Katun Mausoleums\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/23\/aysha-bibi-and-babazhi-katun-mausoleums\/\">Aysha Bibi and Babazhi Katun Mausoleums<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Turkistan, From Bishkek\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2011\/06\/27\/turkistan-from-bishkek\/\">Turkistan, From Bishkek<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Sauran\" href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/02\/04\/sauran\/\">Sauran Ruins<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th> Miscellaneous<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/2012\/03\/29\/tulips-poppies-and-other-wildflowers\/\" title=\"Tulips, Poppies, And Other Wildflowers\">Wildflowers Near Bishkek<\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a mini-guide to exploring the Kyrgyz Republic, mostly by car and by foot. Since car travel is rarely covered in guide books, it may provide some information otherwise unavailable. Unfortunately, I have had (so far) only a short 30 months in the Kyrgyz Republic, so this guide is necessarily short. That said, if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2348"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425,"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2348\/revisions\/2425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/memmott.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}