![Panorama of the flat plains of Kazakhstan meeting the mountains that form the border with Kyrgystan](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384828.ClYVE179.KazakhstanSep141255.jpg) Panorama of the flat plains of Kazakhstan meeting the mountains that form the border with Kyrgystan |
![Mausoleums in a cemetery, Kazakhstan](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384829.lMciQjk8.KazakhstanSep141257.jpg) Mausoleums in a cemetery, Kazakhstan |
![Kazakhstan Highway A351 heading east away from Almaty](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384830.d4SzXY6M.KazakhstanSep141261.jpg) Kazakhstan Highway A351 heading east away from Almaty |
![Barren area in southeastern Kazakhstan](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384831.vubJNYUp.KazakhstanSep141262.jpg) Barren area in southeastern Kazakhstan |
![Watch for cattle sign, Kazakhstan](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384832.Qrf4yqUU.KazakhstanSep141264.jpg) Watch for cattle sign, Kazakhstan |
![The road from Almaty to China](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384833.TZLBtHOa.KazakhstanSep141265.jpg) The road from Almaty to China |
![The A351 passing through a range of mountains just west of Kokpek, Kazakhstan](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384834.F3Z1ieah.KazakhstanSep141267.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384835.LYK7DTnK.KazakhstanSep141269.jpg) Junction of the A351 to Narinkol with the A352 to Khorgos and Chundga |
![Turn here for Sharyn Canyon, 10km](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384836.jcMVKG6q.KazakhstanSep141271.jpg) Turn here for Sharyn Canyon, 10km |
![Turnoff for Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384935.cHdH3Df2.KazakhstanSep141415.jpg) Turnoff for Sharyn Canyon |
![The dirt road leading to Sharyn Canyon, 200 km east of Almaty](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384837.aFJpJ3qu.KazakhstanSep141272.jpg) The dirt road leading to Sharyn Canyon, 200 km east of Almaty |
![Please take care of nature](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384838.6lmpATXT.KazakhstanSep141273.jpg) Please take care of nature |
![10 Years of Sharyn National Park](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384839.GUUSdDVj.KazakhstanSep141274.jpg) 10 Years of Sharyn National Park |
![Admission receipt - Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384840.O3hW71lq.KazakhstanSep141275.jpg) Admission receipt - Sharyn Canyon |
![Our car for the next week from Iron Horse Nomads in Kyrgyzstan](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384841.loCKXy2b.KazakhstanSep141276.jpg) Our car for the next week from Iron Horse Nomads in Kyrgyzstan |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384842.bS5LPrMb.KazakhstanSep141277.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384843.7RSIoOKV.KazakhstanSep141279.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384844.tjuL5Gtr.KazakhstanSep141280.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384845.ttEHfWqV.KazakhstanSep141284.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384846.S1XCzO4K.KazakhstanSep141285.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384847.DHkRPYTu.KazakhstanSep141288.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![A road leads through the canyon to a campsite by the Sharyn River](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384848.uZ1q4gI6.KazakhstanSep141290.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384849.KqLDgzQ5.KazakhstanSep141291.jpg) Looking east to the deepest and most impressive part of Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384850.901HCD2J.KazakhstanSep141292.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384851.2T0qmlXH.KazakhstanSep141293.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384852.oXgz9LsP.KazakhstanSep141294.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384853.H4kWMeC6.KazakhstanSep141295.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384854.nLBaffdQ.KazakhstanSep141296.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon with the lower road](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384855.3imCBVnw.KazakhstanSep141297.jpg) Sharyn Canyon with the lower road |
![Good view of the road along the floor of Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384856.jI8TwY3w.KazakhstanSep141298.jpg) Good view of the road along the floor of Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384857.9hmDPpzc.KazakhstanSep141303.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384858.4Pm2DxcJ.KazakhstanSep141307.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384859.13V467xY.KazakhstanSep141310.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384860.Ho5IjDkC.KazakhstanSep141312.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384861.78FFHsBs.KazakhstanSep141314.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384862.gFTfABsU.KazakhstanSep141315.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384863.McL2MwuO.KazakhstanSep141316.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384864.2AUx8S57.KazakhstanSep141318.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Steven at the canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384865.w0f8if43.KazakhstanSep141328.jpg) Steven at the canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384866.8WkOA193.KazakhstanSep141329.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![The Sharyn River and the campsite come into view](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384867.FfBLZuvo.KazakhstanSep141333.jpg) The Sharyn River and the campsite come into view |
![A prominent balanced road formation](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384868.2fKZ1sa4.KazakhstanSep141334.jpg) A prominent balanced road formation |
![The rock looks a bit like a rabbit I think](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384869.NOMWyCb4.KazakhstanSep141337.jpg) The rock looks a bit like a rabbit I think |
![Path down to the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384870.tkrAbc7L.KazakhstanSep141339.jpg) Path down to the river |
![It's a bit of a scramble down the path to the river](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384871.An6FLG5x.KazakhstanSep141341.jpg) It's a bit of a scramble down the path to the river |
![Hiking into Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384872.SrWD0fG1.KazakhstanSep141342.jpg) Hiking into Sharyn Canyon |
![Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384873.kmiwbgjj.KazakhstanSep141343.jpg) Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon |
![The trail ducks through an underpass](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384874.dgNhxbXL.KazakhstanSep141344.jpg) The trail ducks through an underpass |
![An area of the canyon is known as the Valley of Castles](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384875.cPLLKr5t.KazakhstanSep141345.jpg) An area of the canyon is known as the Valley of Castles |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384876.Qf65fxLN.KazakhstanSep141346.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Red colors of Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384877.SMVanEpL.KazakhstanSep141347.jpg) Red colors of Sharyn Canyon |
![Hiking Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384878.S6oVwz3w.KazakhstanSep141348.jpg) Hiking Sharyn Canyon |
![Not a graceful descent](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384879.iLZNjf5P.KazakhstanSep141350.jpg) Not a graceful descent |
![A bit of a steep spot](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384880.3nXaGGnl.KazakhstanSep141351.jpg) A bit of a steep spot |
![Steep trail into Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384881.yZT9Va32.KazakhstanSep141353.jpg) Steep trail into Sharyn Canyon |
![Gracious butt slide](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384882.appBMQSj.KazakhstanSep141354.jpg) Gracious butt slide |
![The back side of the rabbit](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384883.7gLFhORN.KazakhstanSep141355.jpg) The back side of the "rabbit" |
![Safely reached the canyon floor](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384884.z8vecmO0.KazakhstanSep141357.jpg) Safely reached the canyon floor |
![Another balanced rock, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384885.6qytihXs.KazakhstanSep141358.jpg) Another balanced rock, Sharyn Canyon |
![Hiking Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384886.fzhKuXbQ.KazakhstanSep141359.jpg) Hiking Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384887.41wFVnf9.KazakhstanSep141360.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Following the road along the canyon floor](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384888.xTVztiaA.KazakhstanSep141361.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384889.GFHH56P9.KazakhstanSep141362.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384890.pp4B09r5.KazakhstanSep141363.jpg) Huts of the simple lodge along the Sharyn River |
![Sharyn River as it flows through the canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384891.cZDNAFYC.KazakhstanSep141364.jpg) Sharyn River as it flows through the canyon |
![...this would have been a nice place to spend a night...](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384892.VXF5cIp7.KazakhstanSep141366.jpg) ...this would have been a nice place to spend a night... |
![Black cliff, Sharyn River](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384893.EmQ4oTLM.KazakhstanSep141368.jpg) Black cliff, Sharyn River |
![Red rock formations seen from the camp, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384894.lm5i98cK.KazakhstanSep141369.jpg) Red rock formations seen from the camp, Sharyn Canyon |
![Red rock formations seen from the camp, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384895.5H13v0Z0.KazakhstanSep141370.jpg) Red rock formations seen from the camp, Sharyn Canyon |
![The riverside lodge, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384896.18tP20Di.KazakhstanSep141371.jpg) The riverside lodge, Sharyn Canyon |
![Warning not to come close to the river...oops](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384897.e0MQKQ9d.KazakhstanSep141372.jpg) Warning not to come close to the river...oops |
![Yurts and quad bikes at the camp, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384898.JwEYAuM6.KazakhstanSep141373.jpg) Yurts and quad bikes at the camp, Sharyn Canyon |
![Yurt accommodation, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384899.EErOc4HE.KazakhstanSep141375.jpg) Yurt accommodation, Sharyn Canyon |
![Terrace café at the camp, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384900.Crx0XgJA.KazakhstanSep141376.jpg) Terrace café at the camp, Sharyn Canyon |
![Restaurant under shady camo netting, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384901.29fYLWRU.KazakhstanSep141377.jpg) Restaurant under shady camo netting, Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon road](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384902.tbtLFpFk.KazakhstanSep141378.jpg) Sharyn Canyon road |
![Please don't put labels on the rocks](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384903.fnX2hLFM.KazakhstanSep141380.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384904.7BvMe6i6.KazakhstanSep141381.jpg) Rather than climb out the way we came in, we followed the road for an easier trail |
![Needle formation, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384905.liLXm55i.KazakhstanSep141382.jpg) Needle formation, Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384906.ipOBlFo7.KazakhstanSep141385.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384907.DtUGCWh3.KazakhstanSep141387.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Road passing through a tight spot](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384908.6JFrWcYY.KazakhstanSep141388.jpg) Road passing through a tight spot |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384909.sit0TgsG.KazakhstanSep141389.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Lower road through Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384910.1ZrTEUbZ.KazakhstanSep141390.jpg) Lower road through Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384911.mmdYXYT0.KazakhstanSep141391.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384912.WP1B694N.KazakhstanSep141392.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384913.GyqlD3Rj.KazakhstanSep141394.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384914.0vjchhUL.KazakhstanSep141395.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Lower road, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384916.V0bM6jTM.KazakhstanSep141396.jpg) Lower road, Sharyn Canyon |
![Walking along the road, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384917.OkzA8cxf.KazakhstanSep141397.jpg) Walking along the road, Sharyn Canyon |
![Lower road, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384919.kuAYg1mV.KazakhstanSep141398.jpg) Lower road, Sharyn Canyon |
![Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384920.uE5BCaXM.KazakhstanSep141399.jpg) Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon |
![Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384922.pnxQaXfG.KazakhstanSep141400.jpg) Rock formations, Sharyn Canyon |
![Lower road, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384923.NzjKf3dU.KazakhstanSep141402.jpg) Lower road, Sharyn Canyon |
![Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384925.yZsrLwXr.KazakhstanSep141403.jpg) Sharyn Canyon |
![Promising looking trail up to the rim of Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384926.0JmaRqjb.KazakhstanSep141404.jpg) Promising looking trail up to the rim of Sharyn Canyon |
![Hiking out of Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384928.SW0gLI15.KazakhstanSep141406.jpg) Hiking out of Sharyn Canyon |
![At the top, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384930.pkBjVIxm.KazakhstanSep141410.jpg) At the top, Sharyn Canyon |
![Upper road, Sharyn Canyon](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384931.Z4p7cwu6.KazakhstanSep141412.jpg) Upper road, Sharyn Canyon |
![Our driver relaxes while waiting for us](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384933.DyF2KMz3.KazakhstanSep141413.jpg) Our driver relaxes while waiting for us |
![Back on the main road](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/162384936.87gRppmj.KazakhstanSep141416.jpg) Back on the main road |