River 'Belaya'
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Mountain river near Maikop city. Very fast and cold ;-)
Waterfall in forest near Maikop
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A cold waterfall in a hot air after a long trip - such a pleasure!
Me
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Just started our travel though the Caucasus Reserve now we are about 1500 meters hight on the level of alpics
Alpine
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Кавказ - альпики. Хочу туда опять!!!!
Going ahead...
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Our first mountain pass
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We were SO tired, thinking that we made the hardest part of our trip... How silly we were! It was just too easy comparing to the next part ;-)
Fighting for survival
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hiker graves
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I'm not sure, but probably it is...
Our night lodging - and the really cold river!
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The water temperature is about 5 degrees (Celsius) - but we managed to take a bath!!! A wonderful place - so far away from any civilization...
A little ice - though it is hot!
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About 2000 meters high - a funny thing made of snow that never thaw. The air temperature is about 30 degrees C
I am under the ice
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Another ice - bigger
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Bahind it the river starts - you could hear it ;-)
Ancient box-tree forest
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We were told that this forest existed here ever before ice age