Timing is Everything

There are only 6 months of the year when this kind of travel is possible (for us) in Kyrgyzstan. Before May and after October the passes are under snow and ice, feed for horses disappears and a terribly cold winter sets in. We would have loved to have attempted the journey this year, but financial considerations (you can read about the expenses involved here) and our desire to be as prepared as possible are holding us back until 2011. Ideally we'll leave towards the end of April and arrive in Karakol for the spring horse sales at the beginning of May. Well need every day of positive temperatures to complete our proposed route.