I don't often return to far flung travel destinations. My experience of travelling the world has taught me that there are always new and interesting places worth discovering. I have always thought the opportunity cost of returning to the same place is perhaps a little too high. I have so far made only a few exceptions, and I think Karakal lake might be one of them. I would like however to return as part of a ski touring party in the winter. I was there in early June and the snowcapped peaks beckoned. I am not sure about the logistical arrangements to getting into and camping out in this mountainous border region, access to which remains very tight, but I will certainly be researching it in the coming months and put this one on my extreme skiing/ boarding destination radar for possible future trips. Let me know if you're interested! Karakal in Winter 2009/2010 anyone?
Here are some of my favourtire snaps:
I spent a night in a ger for RMB 50 and quite disappointingly our hosts were not as friendly as I might have hoped. In a nearby ger inhabited by a German we met, my travelling companion came across this remarkable local that happily strummed away and sang a song taught to him by earlier French guests.
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