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Giresun on the Black Sea to Adana

These photos are from our journey from Giresun, back over the mountains to central Turkey. The scenery was spectacular. One of my maps showed the pass at 1200 meters, but I got worried when I realized that was a typo and we were headed much higher. Luckily, we had two days of clear weather so the roads were clear. Still, I was very relived when we saw our first dolmus coming from a town on the other side of the mountains; it was a sign that the road was passible. It was a long trip home, but the beautiful scenery made the trip go faster.
Many of the villages were across the river from the road, connected by primitive wood bridges.
Many of the villages were across the river from the road, connected by primitive wood bridges.		 One of the larger towns in the mountains above Giresun.
One of the larger towns in the mountains above Giresun.		 As we went higher, fall colors became more brilliant, which could only mean one thing...
As we went higher, fall colors became more brilliant, which could only mean one thing...		 Winter weather an snow!
Winter weather an snow!
The mountain air was so clean and crisp that we hardly felt the cold.
The mountain air was so clean and crisp that we hardly felt the cold.		 The pass at 2200 meters--that's over 7,000 feet!
The pass at 2200 meters--that's over 7,000 feet!		 The car is a little dirty, but handling the road conditions beautifully.
The car is a little dirty, but handling the road conditions beautifully.		 The road back down the other side.
The road back down the other side.
In no time at all we are back into the fall weather.
In no time at all we are back into the fall weather.		 A lone mosque in the country.
A lone mosque in the country.		 We stopped and had Trabzon bread stuffed with leftover turkey and cranberry sauce--a wonderful picnic.
We stopped and had Trabzon bread stuffed with leftover turkey and cranberry sauce--a wonderful picnic.		 The desolate landscape will soon be green from irrigation.
The desolate landscape will soon be green from irrigation.
Mt Erciyes at sunset.
Mt Erciyes at sunset.

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