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Tufanbeyli to Divriği via Darende: apricots, mosques, and Anatolian hospitality
Wow, this section was really fun. The scenery wasn’t great, it was fairly windy and too hot, but the people were wonderful, the apricots were plentiful and tasty, there were things to see, and the mosques, well, the mosques were … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycle touring, Turkey
Tagged Akçamağara, Ayvalı, Balaban, Büyüktatlı, Comana, Darende, Divriği, Dokuztay, Günpınar Şelalesi, Hasan Gazi Türbesi, Hurman Kalesi, İğdelidere, Irmaklı, Karaoğuz, Konaktepe, Kurudere, Medişeyh Türbesi, Örenli, Şar Kırık Kilisesi, Şarköy, Şeyh Abdurrahman Erzincanı Camii, Somuncu Baba Külliyesi, Tufanbeyli
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Bicycle touring Aladağlar (less mountain eye candy)
I’ve had three big mountain sections of riding on this trip (so far!): Dedegöl Dağları, Bolkar Dağları, and Aladağlar, in that order. The riding got harder, the elevations got higher, and sadly the scenery was, well, what should I say?, … Continue reading
Gülek to Aladağ: more castles, mountains, and canyons
From Medetsiz it was mostly downhill to the town of Gülek, then mostly uphill to Gülek Kalesi (a castle), the guardhouse for the Cilician Gates. I arrived in the evening, pitched my tent, and handled the guard duties for one night.
Posted in Bicycle touring, Turkey
Tagged Aladağ, Belemedik, Çakıt Vadisi, Çamlıbel, Cilician Gates, Gülek, Gülek Kalesi, İbrişim, Kapıkaya Kanyonu, Kuşçular, Meydan Kalesi, Pozantı, Varda Körpüsü
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From sea level to Medetsiz (3524m) (and Tarsus)
It’s one thing to drive to a trailhead and walk up a mountain. It’s quite another thing, and much more aesthetically pleasing in my opinion, to make your way under your own power to the trailhead and then continue to … Continue reading
Çamlıyayla loops: castles, mountains, and canyons
Fixing my infected tooth requires going to Tarsus (pop. 340,000; elev. ~sea level) once a week to see a dentist (she cleans out the infection, and once she doesn’t find any more, she’ll do a “permanent” filling, and I’ll be … Continue reading