| markharf |
16 Dec 2019 02:32 |
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Originally Posted by duibhceK
(Post 607041)
The second church is the one near the border indeed. But the first is Gergeti, above Stepantsminda, where you have a nice view of mount Kazbeg......I'm a bit surprised they would turn back on the trail to Abano (I assume that's the valley you are referring to).
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Ooops. Clearly I didn't really watch the video--just skipped through rapidly.
Yes, I was thinking of the road thru Abano--past the monastery to the ruined tower, beyond which the military declined to let me pass. When I checked Google Maps to refresh my memory, it shows a road which avoids Truso Gorge by climbing high above the river on the south side. I wasn't aware of this road--in fact, I'm wondering whether it actually does exist--so I crossed the river and followed the track thru the gorge and all the way back to the military barricade. It was rough in spots, but not too bad overall.
I didn't see anything which a Delica could not have managed, but there was a cluster of them parked just before the bridge, after which I saw only tourists on foot, looking resentful as I passed on my motorcycle. I believe I did see one private car back in the valley, but no other traffic. There were a couple of farm trucks, and the monks had a truck they were loading with hand-split stone.
If you're familiar with the area, I was curious about the road through Juta. It currently extends a ways past the town--6 or 8 km maybe--arriving at a military encampment but appearing to continue onward up into the mountains. There was no barricade, so I was tempted to keep going but was dissuaded by a bunch of soldiers who came barreling out at me yelling and waving their arms. Do you happen to know where that road ends up? It doesn't show up on Google Earth, but it's a nice, smooth, well-engineered, paved road past Juta.
Mark |
