Most tiring and best day

The thing about the trip is never really knowing what is going to happen next. Eventhough he tells us, places change and so we make our trip down the 200 stairs and across the swinging bridge to board our bus really not knowing where we are going and when we will return. We had heard that we were going to a Hydro Electric plant. Everyone wanted a day of rest and so Papa began to look like Stalin-saying show up here--do this--don't do anything dangerous--no swimming--no zip lines--and esp. NO SHOPPING!!! We all had the idea this hydroelectric plant would be something like we would tour at home. We rode an hour and 1/2. We got out and started walking through all the booths again. Anywhere and Everywhere people set up booths and try to sell you something. This place was beyond beautiful. This lake emptied into this dam and flowed down to a river. With breathtaking mountains all around. The crazy thing was it was like the beginings of Wild River Country. They had two zip lines, a ropes course, carnival rides. The girl that spoke English that had come with us was great for shopping with us. She knows alot about the Altai Mountains and its people. She was showing us what was junk and what was real. I bought a throat singing instrument with the story telling god cut from wood. I also bought a bird to hang about my door to my home to protect it. I got an DVD in English of a friend of hers who climbs the mountains and then hangglides down as he films. After a long time we left there and rode for another hour to see to see the ancient petroglifts or drawings. I love mountains and these were so beautiful. We got out of the bus to make our way up 2 miles. It's just a small trail. I now changed Dr. Brooks name to Captain Von Trapp. WE were just like the sound of music climbing the mountains. A stream was running along side us as we climbed. I was shocked at there historical perservation. This way nothing like our national parks with anicent writings. We were able to just go up to them and touch them. It was cloudy and had started to rain. I took my time coming down and took time to breathe in the fresh air and pray to God praising him for such a beautiful creation. We had a long long ride back to town. Have I mentioned all the cows everywhere. Hundreds of them along the road. Bulls with horns at that. We were so tired when we returned to our rooms. I loved this day.