When asked about the ‘Stans’ of Eastern Europe and Asia, most people seem to assume that they’re all lands laden with barren deserts and dusty roads that flatten the landscape – but Kyrgyzstan is certainly no Afghanistan or Libya – it’s a nation overloaded with craggy ridges and rustic mountainscapes.

The landlocked country, located in Central Asia, is any hikers dream land and I can imagine the guy that wielded the camera for this shot agrees.

Image credits: Flickr user VladimirYo