Alpine Pastures around Lake Song Kol
LAKE SONG KOL, KYRGYZSTAN - SEPTEMBER, 2004:Young girl standing outside a yurt in the early morning. The alpine plateau, located at 3016 m above sea level, is a favoured summer home for many sheperds families and there herds, where they live for half the year in traditional yurts. A yurt is a round portable tent like structure with a wooden frame and covered with felt.(Photo by Christopher Herwig)