Sharyn Canyon Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Sharyn Canyon

Шарын каньоны

Panorama of the flat plains of Kazakhstan meeting the mountains that form the border with Kyrgystan	Mausoleums in a cemetery, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan Highway A351 heading east away from Almaty	Barren area in southeastern Kazakhstan
Watch for cattle sign, Kazakhstan	The road from Almaty to China	The A351 passing through a range of mountains just west of Kokpek, Kazakhstan	Junction of the A351 to Narinkol with the A352 to Khorgos and Chundga
Turn here for Sharyn Canyon, 10km	Turnoff for Sharyn Canyon	The dirt road leading to Sharyn Canyon, 200 km east of Almaty	Please take care of nature
10 Years of Sharyn National Park	Admission receipt - Sharyn Canyon	Our car for the next week from Iron Horse Nomads in Kyrgyzstan	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	A road leads through the canyon to a campsite by the Sharyn River	Looking east to the deepest and most impressive part of Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon with the lower road	Good view of the road along the floor of Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Steven at the canyon	Sharyn Canyon
The Sharyn River and the campsite come into view	A prominent balanced road formation	The rock looks a bit like a rabbit I think	Path down to the river
It's a bit of a scramble down the path to the river	Hiking into Sharyn Canyon	Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon	The trail ducks through an underpass
An area of the canyon is known as the Valley of Castles	Sharyn Canyon	Red colors of Sharyn Canyon	Hiking Sharyn Canyon
Not a graceful descent	A bit of a steep spot	Steep trail into Sharyn Canyon	Gracious butt slide
The back side of the "rabbit"	Safely reached the canyon floor	Another balanced rock, Sharyn Canyon	Hiking Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Following the road along the canyon floor	We could have had the driver take the other fork at the entrance, but what fun would that have been	Huts of the simple lodge along the Sharyn River
Sharyn River as it flows through the canyon	...this would have been a nice place to spend a night...	Black cliff, Sharyn River	Red rock formations seen from the camp, Sharyn Canyon
Red rock formations seen from the camp, Sharyn Canyon	The riverside lodge, Sharyn Canyon	Warning not to come close to the river...oops	Yurts and quad bikes at the camp, Sharyn Canyon
Yurt accommodation, Sharyn Canyon	Terrace caf� at the camp, Sharyn Canyon	Restaurant under shady camo netting, Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon road
Please don't put labels on the rocks	Rather than climb out the way we came in, we followed the road for an easier trail	Needle formation, Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Road passing through a tight spot	Sharyn Canyon	Lower road through Sharyn Canyon
Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon
Lower road, Sharyn Canyon	Walking along the road, Sharyn Canyon	Lower road, Sharyn Canyon	Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon
Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon	Lower road, Sharyn Canyon	Sharyn Canyon	Promising looking trail up to the rim of Sharyn Canyon
Hiking out of Sharyn Canyon	At the top, Sharyn Canyon	Upper road, Sharyn Canyon	Our driver relaxes while waiting for us
Back on the main road

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