Brrrr... August in the Uzbek Mountains

The weather hasn't dipped below 35 degrees C here since we arrived and Jeanette is in heaven.  The only time she gets cold is in her classroom which is well refrigerated, but there she's moving most of the time.

Until this weekend... She decided to go out on a hike with the local club and a friend from school.  Here is a picture of friend Ursula and Boris the guide near the top of Little Chimgan.

Yes, Ursula looks like she is freezing because she is!  It was snowing!  Jeanette was only able to snap this one picture before she decided to shove her hands in her pockets :)

The rest of the hike was interesting.  Beautiful scenery, but that was drowned out by snow, rain, and fear.  The trail was one of the most harrowing she has been on.  Most of the hikers agreed that they felt like reaching the van at the end was more an accomplishment than the end of a hike.  

Today J is taking Ibuprofen and hobbling just a bit, but she's actually contemplating a future hike with guide Boris.  Insane?