Previous days:
Moscow - Irkutsk - Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station)
Khamar-Daban mountains (Weather Station - Chersky peak - Weather Station)
All the photos are here.
So the next morning we went way back:
Our new friends Alex and the Swedes went the same way.
Way down was fast and funny so there wasn't many photos. In the second half of the day we was in village Slydyanka.
The next stage of our route was village Ashan that more closer to West Sayans mountains (I was there before in the trip of 2008 year). It was some difficulties with the transport therefore we reached there in a deep night. All the inns and private houses were busy or closed till the morning. After the long search we stopped for the night in a buryat old shack.
In the morning we found that the weather in this place is going to be the same poor, so decided not to go far. We have restricted a walking along the park and riverbank and ate poses. Further some photos with no comments:
In total the visit to village Arshan was failed and after a few days we returned to village Sludyanka where decided to divide our company till the end of trip. Me and my wife went to Sobol Lakes and Warm Lakes, one of us went to Ulan-Ude city where his relatives are living and the others went along the Circum-Baikal railway to watch the Lake.
Therefore we went from village Sludyanka to village Vydryno by bus. Then (according the plan) we had to go along the riverbank by the forest trail about 10-15 km to reach the Sobol Lakes.
While walking, the forest was full of all sorts of creatures. In some moment we saw a nestling, that was hiding from us like an ostrich:
In the evening we made a camp near the river.
The creatures didn't wanted to sleep even after sunset. Some kind of mouse whole the night was squeaking and trying to eat our honeycakes.
The next day we were quite lost our way. The trail in a some moment ended and we found ourself in the middle of the forest. After a long time of unsuccessful looking for the trail we decided to turn back to the village and go along the opposite riverbank. It was a route to our another goal - Warm Lakes.
A view from the opposite side of the river:
In that place the climate was especial, like in tropics. On the way we have met huge ferns and giant poplars:
At the end of the day we reach the Warm Lakes.
Our camp was here:
Everything was perfect - forest, nature, sound of the river, cooking on the fire and dreams about the infinity:
So we stood a couple of days. We fished, walked all around and took the Monomakh's Hat mountain.. A little more photos:
A sight of Warm Lakes from the top of the Monomakh's Hat mountain:
Here we are:
And the Monomakh's Hat mountain as is:
As I was saying after a couple of days we went back to village Vydrino. It was the end of the trip. In the evening we arrived to Irkutsk and in the morning the plane took us to Moscow..
In the last, Baikal Omul (delicious thing):
It was our trip. Soon I'll post some photos from my autumn trip to Baikal and of course this summer I'll be there again :) To be continued..
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