My first sabbatical leave...

from EWU in 1992 was spent in northern Pakistan, lecturing in hydrogeology and groundwater modeling at the National Center of Excellence in Geology at the University of Peshawar during spring term.  Here are two students standing at the entryway (click to enlarge):

The fellow on the right, MZ, had earned his master's degree in geology/geochemistry at EWU the year before, and NA (on the left) was to be a future graduate student of mine.

Perhaps the most adventurous of numerous excursions from campus was westward, through the historic Jamrud Gate, toward Afghanistan:

Following the winding mountain road in the footsteps of Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great, we pause occasionally to take in the scene:

At the summit of the Khyber Pass one could gaze into war-torn Afghanistan and examine a wonderful relief map showing the strategic importance of this route:

Although my visit was after the Soviet withdrawal, it coincided with the fall of the Najibullah government, and I was witness to countless refugees moving through the pass, as well as gun and drug smuggling.  I have no doubt the border guards suspected I was affiliated with a certain covert American institution in support of the mujahideen. It was quite the adventure!