Tag: Trans-Caucasian Trail
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The Path with Heart: A 70 mile epic across the volcanic spine of Armenia in the Gegham mountains
(July 13th – 21st, 2026) Mt. Ararat, the fabled mountain where Noah’s Arc came to rest after the biblical Great Flood, rose regally above the western horizon as the morning sun lit it up in glory. Kate and I had similarly marveled at its stature from the overlook above Yerevan’s storied Cascade Complex the evening…
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Tragedy in Paradise (Shovi, Georgia)
(July 6 – 10, 2026) The packed marshrutka, a transport minivan of varying degrees of quality typical in Georgia, raced through the winding forested foothills rising above the Imereti plain, a central fertile agricultural basin of Georgia. As it climbed higher into cloud forests, I kept an eye on the GPS to signal to the…
