Right now I am in the Caucasus mountain ranges which are the mountains separating Europe and Asia
and in this video I’m going to try to give you guys a better look at this gorgeous region
I’m in the north of Georgia right now in this town called Kazbegi which is only 10 kilometers away
from the Russian border and I came here yesterday evening and from every angle you can see these
Caucasus mountains that basically separate Russia from this part of Europe. Today I’m going to
this nearby village called Juta which is supposed to have a really scenic hike going
all the way up through the Chauki pass. With me is Miguel from Spain. Saw him flying a drone
and then we were talking about gimbals and now he's joining me for this trek
so the last part of this road requires some bumpy off-roading it seems like
would be a little tricky to do this a normal car not a 4x4
we're in Juta valley at the starting point of
our trip and we gotta hike all the way up and see some gorgeous views
This is quite the workout. The views are getting better and better and we're starting to see
first ever glimpses of the snow covered mountains in front of us
okay so we're in this valley which is essentially called the Chauki pass
and it's a pass that basically goes through all the way to a different region through these huge
mountains but that's a two-day hike and we don't have time for that. The good thing about being
sort of in a valley is that it's not very windy here and that's really nice when it's super cold
so there's all these little streams going past the trail
and they culminate in this bigger stream down there next to the trail
so we just saw some people riding horses on this trail which I guess is an option
but honestly when you go past that initial hike where you have to go sort of uphill for a bit,
this is really not bad. It's like rocky at parts but it's pretty flat. It's a very enjoyable hike
so it's almost 4 p.m. so we don't have too much time to go further ahead because it's
starting to get cold and it's gonna get dark really soon. We're already in the shadows
but this place is a really cool spot because right now we're basically in the middle of the
mountains covered with snow in this grass field with a nice cute little trail in the middle
soaking in this gorgeous view of the mountains
one last time but now it's cold and time to go back home
so it's 10 a.m and I’m back in the town of Kazbegi and today I’m going to try to hike up
all the way to the mountains behind me up there to this iconic church and hopefully I can do it
before it starts raining but first I need to get some breakfast. So for breakfast today I’m getting
this Georgian dish called khachapuri which is like three times bigger than I expected it to be
so I don't know if I can finish all this. Looks like it's basically just a lot of bread and cheese
this costs like 14 laris which is like roughly four dollars. It's like a pizza. It's hot
it tastes very cheesy. Okay done with breakfast time to get moving and get to the church.
I think I’ve stepped on more manure in the last
two days here than the rest of my life combined so if you come here watch where you're walking guys
I guess the dog is joining me for the hike. Hello doggo. Well this dog has been basically
walking with me for the last 20 minutes. It's going ahead and then waiting for me.
okay so google maps is not always the best resource for hiking around this part of Georgia
at least. I think I came the wrong way, like the way the cars come, so it took me like two and a
half hours to come seven kilometers laterally and climb an elevation of like 400 meters
but I did finally reach the destination, Gergeti Trinity church, behind me. This is a 14th century
church, a Georgian orthodox church, which is still active but I think the coolest part about
this church, and most people probably agree, is not the religious significance so much but the
stunning backdrops of this church. I mean just look at it
man this weather is crazy. I was sweating in my t-shirt like 30 minutes ago
now my hands are like freezing off. I definitely have to put my gloves back on. So the church
itself has this really cool balcony kind of area, this really nice vantage point of mount Kazbegi
over there but that seems to be completely covered in clouds right now. Either way it's a pretty good
place to come and see the region. Right I think I’m done with this video. I’m gonna either hike
back down or try to hitch hike a ride back to the main part of town and then catch a
bus back to Tbilisi. If you like this video don't forget to hit the like button. If you want to see
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