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2013-02-27 19:26:07 UTC

Tian Shan

hofleng — 2013-02-27 19:26:32 UTC

We went to southeast area of Central Asia and saw the Mountains of Tian Shan.

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Being the other of two large deserts in Central Asia

hofleng — 2013-02-28 15:50:32 UTC

An overview of the Caspian Sea as seen from the helicopter we rode in.

hofleng — 2013-03-01 19:31:36 UTC

One of the two major rivers in Central Asia that goes through southern Turkmenistan.

2013-03-01 19:37:55 UTC

The Kara-Kum is known for it's sand dunes. In fact, it is home to one of the largest drifting sand dune in the wold!

hofleng — 2013-03-01 19:44:59 UTC

Spent the day at the beach of the Syr Dar'ya River a few miles upstream before where it empties out into the Aral Sea.