Anatolian Backpacker

Mountains in the Clouds , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Cloud on Taurus Mountains on the way to Antalya and ancient Sagalassos.

Snowy Ilgaz Mountain and Forest in Turkey, ski resort, in spring.

Cloud over Mountain , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Cloud like down comforters over Taurus mountains to the north of Antalya.

Sail of Spring , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . First crocus flowers of spring at highlands of mid-Anatolia, Bolu Mountains.

Mountain Houses , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Spring at Snowy Mountains , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . Saffron crocus flower at snowy highlands of mid-Anatolia, Bolu Mountains.

Lake Mogan , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Abant Lake Mountain View , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Beypazarı , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia .

Newborn Babies at Caretta Beach of Aladdin's Castle , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . New born caretta caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle) babies rushing to the sea at Caretta Beach of Aladdin's Castle , at Anamur, Mediterranean coast of Turkey. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans as well as the Mediterranean Sea. They are considered an endangered species and are protected by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Life inside nomad Turkish Yörük tent home made of wool carpets and kilim rugs at Ancient City Diocaesarea of Olba. More: Life inside Turkish nomad tent home: Yurt .

Honey Bee picking honey from spring flowers near Lake Eymir of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

Love Dance of Podiceps Cristatus, Great Crested Grebes at Lake Mogan, Ankara, Turkey

I stay at Taurus highlands home tonight. I smell and hear the burning wood at the stove before sleeping. I get up early before the sunrise. I get my camera and tripod and go out to take pictures of sunrise.

Slide Show: Traveling to the highlands of Taurus Mountains from Tarsus of Saint Paul, at Southern Turkey.

Travel through photography, slide show: Old houses of Tarsus in Turkey, city of Saint Paul of Tarsus.