Welcome back to LOJ blog! A few days ago, our guide decided that we needed to hike all the major mountain ranges of the Middle East for "Experience". This was okay with Leah but Olivia and I got really tired after the Zagros Mountains! We had to hike up the highest peak, Zard Kuh. It was, in fact, 4,548 miles to the top and the guide wouldn't let us stop a lot!
Then, we took the fastest jet EVER to the Elburz from the top of the mountain! I swear, we did not get a single chance to rest in between. We then hiked up to the top of Mt. Damavand, 5,670 miles high! I was sure I was going to pass out near the top, but I am extremely thankful for Olivia! Well, according to her, she twisted her ankle, but whatever happened she got us a nice long rest! Thank you, Olivia!!! I found it slightly interesting (but I was too frickin' tired to be really interested in anything but water!) that we were in the Iranian Plateau!
Anyway, we then took a plane to the Anatolian Plateau. We camped there for the night and then walked around during the day. That was easier, seeing as there wasn't up-mountain hiking! We saw a lot of crops like sugar beets, fruits, barley, etc.
Okay, now that we're off the mountains, I think I'm going to go to sleep for 1,000 years.
If you want a map of mountains and plateaus in the Middle East(with a bit of information, too) go Here
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