Tag: Winter

  • A Wintry Almaty Day

    Today Almaty was forecasted to have over a foot of snow. Luckily it has been downgraded. Still we got a lot of snow. The temperature is dropping now as well. This is…

  • Ice cleats for icy days

    Rumors of snow tomorrow. I may need to wear these cleats tomorrow if the sidewalks are icy. I ordered these from the US. They claim these take just 30 seconds to put on…

  • In the Alatau Mountains

    My former Karatau student took me into the mountains today right at sunset. It was amazing how beautiful the Alatau Mountains are. One reason a person would choose to…

  • Early sunrises

    The days are getting longer now which means I will get to see the mountains when I wake up due school again. Still waiting for the snow to melt. Posted from WordPress…

  • Dangers of ice cycles

    Just took this photo at my school. Knocking down ice cycles Ice cycles do kill in Kazakhstan. There are always warnings issued when it starts to thaw out. I always see…

  • Another mountain sunrise

    Sunrise over the Alatau Why I love this view from my apartment. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Cold is beautiful

    Yes it does get cold in Kazakhstan but boy is it beautiful... Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Welcome to Kazakhstan

    I am preparing for my return trip back to Kazakhstan. I decided to launch this site about 3-4 weeks before flying to Almaty. This is a perfect set of videos to help…