Right. After much deliberation, confusion, soul-searching and general faffing, we've finally done it. We've decided on a team name.
This is our fourth and final name choice. Our original two were based on unrealistic ideas of what vehicle we might take, and our third - borrowing heavily from a classic Madness tune - was ditched following a Google search which revealed another team making the long journey East this summer had already claimed it.
So allow me to introduce Team Steppe By Steppe. Currently we have no vehicle, no sponsorship, no route and no idea where to start. We do, however, have a bloody-minded determination to roll out of Highbury Fields on July 10 and into Ulaan Baatar at some point in early August via some of the most amazing scenery and experiences that the world has left to offer. Bring it on!
Ok, I may be being really dumb here.........
ReplyDelete......but I don't get it!
A steppe in physical geography refers to a biome region characterised by grassland plain without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. It may be semi-desert, or covered with grass or shrubs or both, depending on the season and latitude. The term is also used to denote the climate encountered in regions too dry to support a forest, but not dry enough to be a desert.
ReplyDeleteThe world's largest zone of all steppes, often referred to as "the Great Steppe", is found in southwest Russia and neighbouring countries in Central Asia, stretching from Ukraine in the west through Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Altai, Koppet Dag and Tian Shan ranges. The vast Eurasian Steppe, as it is called, is bordered in the north (on the eastern side of the Urals) by the forested West Siberian Plain taiga, extending nearly as far as the Arctic Ocean.
(thanks to good old Wikipedia for that!)
Hope this kind of helps? We never said the name was any good!
That helps loads!
ReplyDeleteSince I dropped geography in third year I don't feel too ashamed by this lack of knowledge.
My almost word perfect knowledge of the NKOTB song is however not quite so excusable.
Nevertheless I shall throw off my cloak of anonimity and it's attached hood of shame and proudly sing to all in earshot - "Steppe by Steppe, ooh baby! Gonna get to you giiiirrrrrllll!"
Nice one.
(You knew it was me all along right?)
heh heh, I didn't, actually!
ReplyDeleteImpressive NKOTB knowledge...
Step One! We can have lots of fun
Step Two! There's so *much* we can do....
Every day a school day on STTR....