Last Sunday, April 22, my friend Brian and I rode from the village of Tavaksay up to the waterfalls and back down the other side of the canyon. The ride was 18 kilometers and it took us about 3 hours. The left side of the canyon heading up to the falls was brilliant for cycling, but the right side was mostly spent carrying the bikes on rocky precipices. The weather was beautiful and Brian and savored meeting the physical challenges at our advanced ages. 🙂
There were many hikers making their way up to the falls. The Uzbeks are so kind! Several younger accountants helped carry our bikes up the mountain to make it to the falls. We also met a lot of people that wanted to practice their English and who admire Americans. We had some laughs with them and my limited Russian helped us communicate.
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