Traverse the Crimea - from curly to Masha Sentry-Oba

Written by Ольга Пугач, Дмитрий Тимошкин, Ирина Рыжкова. Москва Review of the march on May Day celebrations in 2012 on the route, "Water and Stones XL"

There are also many different ways to go. See almost everything that is rich in the Crimea, but something left for dessert. Climb into the mountains and down to the sea. And the whole day to rest on the sand. Do you really were any other options, like to spend holidays in May?

   When a certain country wants to face the world and demonstrate the best that it has, organized a press trip. It invited journalists from the most respected publications, or just hyped. Journalists go, walk, climb, take pictures, write and publish reports. Form an image. Next to the country rushes stream of tourists who drive, walk, climb, shoot, help your money to local craftsmen and the economy - and also form the image. And while even the Crimea can not be a stretch to call neraskruchennym or obscure region, the route of the "Water and Stones XL» would fit perfectly for the role of the press campaign. It has almost everything to see and do ... 1) Become a witness, as summer begins

Our trip began in late April. Through April, we watched the weather in the Crimea, as the military bulletins: warmer? You can not take a down jacket or is it worth to take? But the cost: no break in the spring it's summer, and instead puffs in germomeshok off shorts.
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From Angarsk pass leaving the familiar path upward. It's easier than scrambling to lift the first day of a 6-day hike, "Water and Stones". We pass by the monument to the partisans. Laugh at the name "Curly Mary" and "Bald Vanya." Make a first pass at fotoprival Funa. Photographs from this site is convenient to make an impression on friends, not walking in hiking: the man dominates the valley of Alushta, small houses and clouds of green. We all have embarrassing, white, plump and not quite imagine what awaits us.
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In North Demerdzhi ourselves in the afternoon. Immediately it becomes clear that it is not summer: a cold wind blows, the basins are large tongues of snow. All insulated. But that's not all the surprises of a bygone winters. All the place of our first camp is covered with snowdrops.
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And here in the Valley of the Ghosts hot. Around us, the crowds: light and with backpacks on a motorcycle, ATV, jeep. It is even insulting, as if we specifically economize day to go to a museum - and there event of the century, and all for a couple of hours. The entire third day we roasted it with one or the other. The route leaves the room for maneuver: you can go faster or slower, stop at the site, or go to the next. We get to go faster. We organize swimming in Chigenitra source. After the "garbage" sprints - and become the camp earlier than planned. Mountain Kurguch bristles comb fish (or fence). So we get up on a flat and smooth, like a balcony, a pedestal, to examine it from all angles. Bonus to the parking lot - a spring-Alacati cherak and a full stream of it.
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In the morning wake up at 6:00, starting at 8 rise. It was the right decision: not too hot, a lot of strength, so go easy. This is a day view points. One of the best - Sugar Mountain head.
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On the fifth day of catharsis happens. All day we march along the ridge. At Tulip Ridge Trail turns into a trail that winds hit or miss, crumbling under their feet. Not everyone is easy going, the band is stretched. And when I rasplastyvayus on the next stone, somewhere above came the question: "How do I get to the library" / "Did you see citation." Well ... yeah ... Once upon a time.
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Parking share with bicyclists, who only have to climb up the ridge. Important! In the parking lot "The Raven" is very little wood (some spines) and a weak source.
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Sixth day - hilarious descent into the town merry. In short, this is an attraction for those over the previous days did not have the extreme.


But in the end the way we get the most from the "Fountain of Bakhchisarai" - Sioux Falls Chaptyran - and go out to civilization. Refueled kvass, beer, ice cream, fresh fruit, vegetables and chicken feet for dietary barbecue, go to the sea. We put the camp right on the beach to swim and run.


Instructor Sergei prepared us a surprise - whether a cake, or sherbet. Recipe - a terrible secret. The result - is unrealistic and impossible to delicious hearty.


It remains quite a bit: swimming, jumping on the hot sand, falling asleep under the whisper of the waves, the radial outing for the next mountain and out into civilization through the reserve guard, both of them.

2) take pictures of alien landscapes

As you move the landscape incredibly different. You've just climbed the next Trail of gray hair - and is now standing on the flat as a table plateau. Just the sun was hot - and now the last rays shine and shake their heads in sleep-grass flowers. In a couple of hours from the camp you can swim in a waterfall - and in the center of the camp is set between the majestic beeches. Just what you stomped on the ridge completely bald and heroically overcame sypuhu - and now wade through the thicket of young yablonek, cherry, dogwood, and some other ugly things branched. That plateau, then lift, then just look at his feet - that captures the spirit of the panoramic view. What we observe the very Sychik or owl - that runs up at you absolutely nepuganyh lizard.


The correct way to catch a syndrome of Alice in Wonderland without the use of auxiliary substances.

3) Climb up and go down

And ... to understand what is good. Elevations of the first, fourth and fifth days - steep, but short-lived. But there are many "psevdopodemy." Or the trail begins to wobble up and down. Or, cutting a broad and boring way, we climb up and buried in the old foliage. Crimea does not skimp on the options.

4) Make friends with the instructor

On the personality of the conductor depends on many things: what is the routine at the camp? How are decisions made? What can and what not? In the first group binds together the only one. Then they all find common themes, and incur conversations around the campfire. But, again, the tone of these conversations will ask the Great Leader. Our Great Leader was an artifact - a laser pointer. And on the second day he showed the class - a guided tour of the starry sky. It was very cool to look at the constellations and to remember who the Orion and for what services he was placed on the sky along with the hounds dogs.

5) Gather edible plants and see the livestock

What it looks like thyme and lemongrass, known to many. With them, and even with mint and wild rose last year, obtained an excellent tea. At this tea we will be a long time to get bored.


In the area of ​​Sugar managed to get a head of sorrel. He added buckwheat savory notes. But it topped the list of unexpected plant guerrilla carrot. Of living creatures, you can easily see and hear the owls, barn owls or Sychik, large black ravens and young stupid lizards. But to see deer is more complicated. But we've got.

6) Exit to the Sea

The joy of meeting with a high water greater than the harder the road was given to her. It's one thing to leave the bus or the unhurried pace walk from the pension. Another thing - make their way along paths 6-7 days to finally run out on the beach, throw a backpack, be easier on a couple of tons - and down into the water!


In the New World did not want to leave. There was a feeling that something we did not finish, did not see, not tired, as it should. Maybe it will continue? Who pate - reach for two cans!


Olga Pugach, Dmitry Timoshkin, Irina Ryzhkov. Moscow