Deep in the south of Kyrgyzstan near the Chinese border, you ride off the map through tiny villages, huge valleys, steep yak hillsides and under snow peaks, sleeping in a family yurt camp. The big show is the transhumance, a twice yearly livestock move where you ride with the herds and let animals and weather set your schedule.

LEVEL: Gritty Intermediate. Living with the locals and moving at the herd's pace.

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