The legend on the pedestrian hike

Written by Андрей Доля из Киева the Report on a hike " Cave cities of Crimea " 23.09.07 - 28.09.07. Participants: Andrey - the author (Kiev), Jury (Moscow), Jury (Washington). A conductor - Cyril.
For a long time dreamed to go to the pedestrian hike. Has mentally bypassed all Crimea. Beach rest with the organized excursions it is good, but a little prielos and wanted adventures, romanticism, travel. For last three years has tried(tasted) velo-and motor-hikes, and has understood, that here it is the present(true) rest, she is mine.  The stood out free week at me has coincided with a hike « Cave cities ». Short gathering, a train and I - at station in Simferopol. My backpack on 60л. There were quite enough for 2 local tents, a sleeping pad, a sleeping bag, clothes, a package with products (given out by Cyril) at all not using external fixture.
And here all command(team) in gathering, is time in a way … Bakhchisarai has met us overflown marshrutkami. Up to Hanskogo a palace the group reached parts. During excursion on a palace it was especially interesting to look on well-known « the Fountain of Tears » and to hear history about it(him). Further the route laid past Uspenskogo a monastery. There we have typed(collected) waters on 2-3 litres on the brother since the following source was expected only by a dinner of tomorrow. Near chufut-¬á½Ñ recently found and cleared away cave - has impressed a well inside of which the helicoid ladder is twisted. To dig such cave because of water - enormous work. Having climbed down a mountain CHufut - Calais we have spent the night on Ô/with Sarabej on which tourists spent the night earlier have laid out white stones of the big scorpion. Descent(release) was complex(difficult) enough and presence trekingovyh palok would be very opportunely.
For a supper Cyril has prepared on a fire for macaroni with tushenkoj, seemed to me top of culinary art. And tea-compote from ripe kizila, ripe apples and pears which constantly met during a route, seem ambroziej.

Next day, remembering the previous descent(release), I have found on tepe-¬ÑÓ¼Ñ¡Ñ two suitable a stick, having convinced in a consequence as fine they facilitate rise and descent(release). On tepe-¬ÑӼѡ we rose nalegke, having hidden backpacks below in bushes.
By a dinner have reached cave monastery kachi-¬á½ý«¡. Though in a monastery of people we have not met, but one cave-room has an inhabited appearance and in tserkovi over Sofia many colors(flowers), icons and candles. Having gone down to a source, we have typed(collected) waters and have looked tash-á¿Ó where, if to look narrowly, are visible naskalnye figures of primitive people.
Having passed r. Kacha our group on Alimovoj to a beam began to rise through a wood, suffered in the summer from a fire. In air still there was a smell of fumes.
To stay the night to us it would be desirable near monastery chelter-¬«íá. But twilight have found us in the Snake beam, and to r. Belbek have reached at night. Having decided to not tear a T-shirt, (all is healthy ustali) we have found very cosy parking on coast of the river where have stayed the night. Morning has met us a drizzle. Under it(him) we had to make a breakfast and to turn off camp. Belbek passed in ford. The rain has stopped. After short rise before us predstal monastery chelter-¬«íá. By the arranged well caves and extensions there there live very many people though we only saw one monk. Near a monastery there is a spring with the font laid out from stones.
 
As the command(team) at us has stolen up hardy, to Sjujrenskoj fortresses Cyril has led us short dear(expensive), representing very abrupt and stony rise. From a fortress there was one tower and a fragment of a wall, but kinds from mountain open potrjasnye. Road up to with. Zalesnoe has seemed a little boring (ran on fields). Having bought(purchased) in Zalesnom breads we have gone to eski-¬ÑӼѡÒ. Here the road was more interesting, at the left and on the right mountains reminding a gum and a teeth. Spent the night on Ô/with the Fifth beam near which there is a lake and a spring. For all hike it there was the coldest and crude night. I have dressed all that at me was and only having got into a sleeping bag was warmed. On this parking at us cheerful neighbours have appeared, they up to polunochi entertained us songs under a guitar while were not exhausted at all. At last - that silence. Hi a dream. In the morning all was wet from dew, as after a rain. It was necessary to put(fold) second time wet tent.
As a whole weather was optimum for a hike - in the afternoon not so zharko, and at night not too coldly (not including nights in the Fifth beam). Having reserved by water, we have directed to monastery SHoldan which tower saw last night on the approach to the Fifth beam. Very beautiful and richly arranged monastery, is not trusted at all, that four years ago here there were naked caves.
 
Following item(point) of our hike was mountain Mangup - Calais. Here I happened earlier, but all the same it is interesting to look at these places once again
Thus, our prompt(impetuous) command(team) has passed(has taken place) all route of a hike for three day. Then we have gone to Sevastopol to buy(purchase) return tickets. Spent the night in Balaklave, on " the Officer beach ". Here, at last, have dried up tents. Water in the sea was cold, but to not be expiated we could not.
Next day have visited(attended) the museum of submarines impressing with the grandness a underground complex. Fortress CHembalo have admired from below, closer survey have left on then. A part of a way have floated on the motor boat which has delivered us in a bay the Fig. Places there fantastically beautiful, very much it would be desirable to return there again. Further there was seemed to me infinite a rise on a ridge. On a way have met a source, were reserved by water. The left knee has started to hurt(be ill;be sick) me slightly.

Till the evening went on a ridge where there was one as for me, a dangerous site - the track went on the edge(territory) of breakage. At night in a deaf(an indistinct) wood send(have left) on the deserted asphalted road. Went after it(her) of more hour - not a soul. Spent the night in a wood near this road. By this time at all the decent weariness has collected, and the desire to absorb mountain kilometers was reduced. Next day have gone down on highway, about an hour went on it(him;them) to a specific platform from which it is visible Laspi. The knee hurted(was ill;was sick) more strongly if the hike was prolonged for day, I, probably, would descend(go) from a distance. By a taxi have gone down to the sea, were expiated. And here Sevastopol, warm farewell and a train home. Good-bye Crimea, up to new meetings.

P. S. I wish to note some the useful things noticed at Cyril: "napopnik" - a piece of the old tourist sleeping pad, fastening belts to the fifth point (on halts very useful thing), kneecaps - be at me such, probably the knee would spare me, thin not blown vetrovka - packed into a cover, it(she) borrows(occupies) places of no more soap tray, in fact removing a backpack on a halt, appear wet on pleasure to a fresh осенне-spring wind and here such vetrovku will dress not superfluous. In summary I wish to thank all participants of a hike for a warm and friendly atmosphere, mutual aid, " tovaristvo _ braterstvo " and separate thanks Cyril - the hike has gone right on glory.