This is my final year in Tashkent, and I am documenting the beautiful sights and sounds of my life here. I cycle on the weekends occasionally and one of my safe routes is along the Ankhor Canal, from near the Seoul Mun mall all the way to the Victims of Repression Park. I can ride safely on sidewalks and the pedestrian/bike path along the canal. I captured the setting sunlight on the fall trees. Fall colors in Tashkent are similar to Europe, a lot of yellows and no reds. However, my friend pointed this out: the leaves stay on the trees longer here than in North America. Peak fall colors in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are amazing, but by a week or two, the leaves are all gone, leaving bare trees until the first snowfall.
On Sunday, I went for a hike with my friend Aaron. After a busy and stressful week, it is nice to get out into nature. Due to a political summit meeting of Central Asian leaders in Tashkent, many of the road leading out of the city were blocked. We found a way out that led us to Tavaksay Canyon area. We walked up the left side of the canyon as you are looking towards the falls at the end. We were rewarded with the view below. We only saw four mountain bikers and two other hikers on the other side of the canyon. We had the place to ourselves. The snow-capped mountains in the background reminded me of the state of Nevada (USA) when I lived in the high sage deserts many years ago.
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