I am a big fan of camels– have ridden them in Central Asia, drunk their milk and fermented milk (shubat) and heated with wood they brought to the apartment.
With that in mind may I recommend this site, a celebration of all things camel.
I certainly prefer them to a mechanical mule.
As James Howard Kunstler says : “Unlike machines, horses can reproduce themselves”.
And live off the land, not petroleum…
Thanks for the camel photos Steve! I might have to add that site to my list…we’re considering llamas as a livestock possibility but still have to do some research on how commercially viable they are. I need to have at least one thing in my life that earns its keep!!
Dear Mr Bodio,
I just found your blogg today. I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed Eagle Dreams.
I was given a copy after I returned to the US from a short trip in Kazakhstan. I rode with a Kazakh friend in a box car from Tukelbus(sp?) in the south to Astana. Our trip took five days and I loved the country and what i learned of the people.
I have never flown an eagle but have flown a few different hawks in Maryland on game.
Reading Eagle Dreams was a trip back to a land I love, Kazakhstan and a country I have yet to see, Mongolia.
Thanks,
Glad you enjoyed it, Pat. I haven’t been north to Astana yet, nor east, where I really want to go, only down by Almaty. Hope to get there!
What kind of hawks?