Morning ridge between Bala and the lake
Crisp northwest wind over the dry grass. Visibility was clean across the salt lake basin, quiet until midday when tractor tracks crossed the lower gravel saddle.
Route logs, trail notes and observations from the steppe ridges south of Ankara.
Crisp northwest wind over the dry grass. Visibility was clean across the salt lake basin, quiet until midday when tractor tracks crossed the lower gravel saddle.
The secondary farm roads harden nicely after the first rain, but clay sections near irrigation ditches turn slick within minutes. Carry plenty of clean water — spring troughs are mostly dry by late autumn.
Started before dawn from the pass inn. The descent into the pine canopy cools down fast once the sun slips behind the western crest.