we are back from the carpathians and it was awesome! lyala and i (the other two went back after the first day, "they had something come up") hiked across ukraine's tallest ridge. we actually ended up doing 4 days of hiking and three nights camping. the first day we left from the village where we stayed to a 'base camp'. it was really a farming community that you could rent a place to stay. we hiked up about 2km and about 600m in elevation. pretty steep hike. we made it that night to a shepherds house, which is where we slept. it was pretty cool, it had a fire
pit inside the house. the next morning we got up and saw this. (pics taken by Bone)




the clouds all in the valley. so we started out that day heading to black mountain, 8km away. we stopped to have lunch at dzembronya, another mountain top.


this is where Bone and Ala headed back, so we have no more pictures until we get ours developed. it should be in a couple of days. so i will wait to tell the rest of the story then. it is very interesting.

besides to the trip, i have found some work. i am starting to work with cooperativeresearch.org
it is a very interesting website and job so far. i just started but i am doing some research on some newer 'technology' that is out there. very interesting to me.

well i will post the rest of the trip and more pictures very soon. stayed tuned!