Thursday, May 31, 2007

Tour de Caucasus



Wish you were here! Here's a couple of pictures and a short video clip of Rod's recent 2-day bike tour with some students from Nalchik. They covered about 125 miles on nearly-impassable roads - high up a valley in a remote and unspoiled region called Bashil. Most of the cyclists were inexperienced, the weather was oppressively hot and humid, five bikes and two supply vans had flat tires, one or two of the riders took spectacular spills and the memorable border crossings all added to the adventure.

Special guest cyclist: Rod's brother, Glenn, from Lynden, WA! (Top on the left.) The other picture is taken in front of one of the cyclist's family village store where the group stopped for provisions. In lieu of Gatorade, luke warm, fermented mare's milk was the power drink of choice.