Figure 1.The STS2 in a hole behind the town offices.		Very Large
Figure 2.The back of the town offices. The equipment occupies the room into which the cables can be seen going though a window (second from left). View looking east.		Very Large
Figure 3.View to the south of the town offices, standing at the back of the building (90 degrees from previous picture).		Very Large
Figure 4.Another view of the back of the offices, looking north. Solar panels are visible on the roof. Equipment room is behind second-from-left window. Wooden pole provides the only access to the roof.		Very Large
Figure 5.Front of the town offices, with a few of the locals that helped with installation. The guy on the far right was thoughtful enough to give us a shovel and pick for the road ahead, which turned out to be extremely useful.		Very Large
Figure 6.View of the town offices compound, looking to the south. The village of Piqang proper is located a few 100 meters to the west (right).		Very Large

We drove to Halachi from Piqang to check on the station there. The road goes over a high pass in the mountains and as there had been a fair amount of precipitation that day the higher altitudes were covered with snow, producing a dream-like effect (and very slippery roads!). Some pictures along the way:

Figure 7.A typical Kyrgyz yurt.		Very Large
Figure 8.Yaks in the distance.		Very Large
Figure 9.Mountain scenery. Unfortunately these photos never seem to do any justice to the actual view.		Very Large
Figure 10.Back at low elevation - a herd of wild camels in the distance.		Very Large