[custom_adv] On a beautiful autumn day, when the days are shortened and the foliage turns gold, we start our epic journey to magnificent Zagros mountain. To me, Zagros is quite inspiring and stands head and shoulders above the other mountains I have seen so far. [custom_adv] It is just three of us and the pristine nature of the area. We have the whole Zagros mountainous area to ourselves, and the long, clear greenish-blue Bakhtiari river is running beside us all the way long. [custom_adv] The sunset is a once-in-a-lifetime event and I’d never forget the mystic hue of the moment. These are moments to treasure – it is all tranquility, fog over the mountain peaks, solitude, and the grandeur of the mountains. [custom_adv] We have vast green pastures, mighty mountains, a long fast-flowing river, and many springs with really delicious water on our way. In some valleys surrounded by the mountains all we hear is the birds’ song. [custom_adv] On the first night, we stayed in a cozy house in a beautiful village. And then in the next morning, we set off on foot for the wedding party behind Zagros ranges. [custom_adv] Every now and then, we come across a nomad shepherding his herd of livestock. These nomads have a great knowledge of the area and its wild plants. They know the herbal remedies for the illnesses. [custom_adv] The bride’s uncle is also accompanying us on the way to the wedding. Very often, he picks up an herb and chews it. He believes it is an anti-cancer herb. [custom_adv] This part of Zagros Mountain is also home to many picturesque pomegranate, berries and oak forests. In our short breaks, we sit by the trees eating the sour pomegranates. All day long, we are passing the trails used by the Bakhtiari nomads for thousands of years. These people are living an authentic nomadic life in one of the most beautiful hinterlands of homeland.
