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Derek used his contacts and arranged for an English speaking driver to take us to the mountains of Kurdistan. Our first stop was Korek Mountain Resort at an elevation of 2,000 m/6561 feet. It is November but there is no snow. We didn't expect snow. If there is snow, it falls during November to January. We took the 4 k/2.5 mile gondola to the resort. It takes about 12 minutes and the view below is really lovely especially with some of the trees changing color. It seemed like i