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Turkmen Desertscapes
Camels, the oasis village of Jerbent, the Karakul Desert and Darvaza map our travels across Turkmenistan's vast deserts.
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Camel Crossing
A camel poses for us in the late afternoon between Balkanobat and Ashgabat. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Camel Crossing in the Karakum Desert
Camel Crossing in the Karakum DesertRead more about Turkmenistan.
Desert Photo Op
Another piece of photographic evidence that Dan and Audrey are in fact traveling together. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Come Out and Play
Helen peeks out cautiously from behind our van as another curious camel seeks her out...Friendly and rather gregarious, these camels were happy to entertain us. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Pick Me, Pick Me
A select three of the 183 camels we crossed paths with between Gonur Depe and Mary battle for face time. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Mother and Sons?
A mother huddles close to her offspring in the desert between Gonur Depe and Merv. Read more about Turkmenistan.
I've Been to the Desert...
...on a camel with no name. Actually, 183 camels without names, to be exact. We crossed paths with this herd of camels on our drive from Gonur Depe to Mary and asked the owner how many he had in his herd. ..Our guide had never even seen a herd this big; the owner must have been a mighty rich man. ..Although a bit gawky and odorous up close, camels appear rather graceful from a distance, as they glide across the desert. Read more about Turkmenistan.
V-O-D-A: Spells Relief in the Desert
A water truck in the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Desert Truck Stop
The oasis town of Jerbent served as a truck stop of sorts. ..It's also a jerry can (gasoline can) exchange - those going into the desert pick them up, those returning from the desert drop them off. Read more about Turkmenistan.
The Face of Jerbent
Jerbent, an oasis town in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, was only recently settled (150 years ago) by nomads who were apparently tired of moving...During our visit, we were surrounded by excited children. This boy poses with his family's yurt in the distance. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Tradition and Modernity
The oasis town of Jerbent sports the modern sedentary (cement houses) and the traditional nomadic (yurts). Read more about Turkmenistan.
Makeshift Headwear
This man was one of the few people who spoke Russian (because of his service in the Soviet Army) in the village of Jerbent. Read more about Turkmenistan.
Protective Sisters
These two girls took good care of their baby brother. ..His necklace also provides extra protection...from snakes and other dangers. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Preparing a Feast
Women charbroil the head and feet of a goat as preparation for a traditional meal...head and legs soup...The oven is also used for baking bread. Dough is stuck to the side which is heated by steam from hot coals. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Faces on Fire
The women of Jerbent charbroil the head and legs of a goat in preparation of a a traditional nomadic soup-like dish. ..After the broil, the black skin will be scraped off and the meat will be cooked for almost 8 hours. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Hold Him Tight
This girl shows us her family's goat in the desert village of Jerbent. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Baby Face
This woman shows off her niece in Jerbent, Turkmenistan. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Dusk in the Desert
Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Dan and Audrey
Casting long shadows at dusk in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Desert Solitaire
A camel on the horizon in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Sunset in the Desert
This crater was formed by a collapse that occurred during gas exploration in the 1950s. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Full Moon Rising
Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Dessert in a Yurt
Our group shares a romantic meal in a truck stop yurt in the middle of the desert near Darvaza. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Looking into Hell
The hell-like Darvaza Gas Crater blazes away in the middle of the Karakum desert, with nothing but stillness for miles and miles around. The crater is not a natural phenomenon, but a by-product of gas exploration in the 1950s. The crater collapsed and someone decided to burn the gas off by lighting one on fire. Today, it still burns...Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
