Etched Wishes and Prayers
Inside Shokpak Ata in west Kazakhstan
Rock Ball, Torish
Jo, for Scale
Losing Myself in the Madness
Cave Lizards
Kokala
Sherkala, the Lion's Fortress
Sherkala, from Another Angle
Dramatic Airakty
Camel
Shrine
Tuzbair, a West Kazakhstan Salt Flat
It Was Windy
A Sheltered Picnic Spot
Holy Stick, Beket Ata
Looking Down, Bozzhira
Breathtaking Views Abound
I'm Running Out of Superlatives
Looking Out from our Campsite
Dinner is On
Sunrise Reaches our Camp
Dima, a "Keen" Cyclist
Graves Near Shokpak Ata
Kampasay, Mangistau region of Kazakhstan
People Celebrate a Sun Headed God
Pregnant Cow
Some Beautiful Details in the Antlers
No Space Left
Crashed Spaceship
Walking Through Valley of the Castles
Charyn Canyon
Submerged Spruces, Lake Kaindy
Lake Kaindy, Kazakhstan
An Eagle at Lake Kaindy
You can Lead a Horse ...
Our Hosts
Dinner, the Next Night
Lower Kolsay Lake
Middle Kolsay Lake
Dinner - Lamb (or Muitton?) Stew
Yurt is the Word
Along the Way, Eastern Kazakhstan
Jo and a Famous Apple
Pedestrian Underpass, Almaty
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Approach to Shokpak Ata


Shokpak Ata is a cave mosque, where a Sufi monk lived and taught over 1000 years ago. Shokpak was the name given to him because of his legendary ability to create fire by snapping his fingers. Shokpak is the local word for the sound of two rocks striking a spark.
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