Today, Sasha Arbides aka was supposed to come to Tuapse with a return excursion viewoncube, whom I met at the truck races in Mytishchi, and to show the beauty of the southern land that I would never have found myself.
Just 1,500 km from Moscow, but a completely different world. Different vegetation, water, sun, elevation changes, low prices for food and travel.
We meet Sasha on the electric train at Krivenkovskaya station, and travel along the single-track towards platform 1744 km, disembark, and head somewhere into the forest.
There were no bridges, and I had to take off my shoes and ford the Bukepka River with its icy mountain water.
The road continuously wound around the river, moving from one side to the other, and on the third crossing I completely drowned my Ecco sandals and decided to walk along the bottom in shoes
Sasha periodically changed directions and roads, and I was completely lost, but suddenly some kind of semi-legal recreation center appeared in front of us, which, however, did not prevent us from entering the Beshensky Canyon, formed by faults in layered rock, tectonic activity and running water.
We're going up the mountain river
The rock is crumbling
The steep cliffs wind
Sunlight rarely penetrates into those depths.
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The icy water gave me a slight chill, so I stayed to bask in the sun while Sasha explored deeper. The water's blue color is due to the presence of finely dispersed calcium carbonate particles.
The lizard is warming up with me
The sky is visible through the foliage
Crystal-clear water has been flowing here for centuries. It's real mineral water, by the way.
Smooth walls of a mountain river bed
But we must also be respectful; we have a commuter train back to Tuapse soon. Mount Indyuk rises above the railway.
View from the 1744 km platform to Tuapse
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Sign 1744 km.
Our six-car assembled electric train, headed by ED4M-1036, in which air conditioners were used
We returned to Tuapse, where we checked into the hotel and had lunch at the hotel restaurant. I did most of the dining, though; my sister ate little, and Arbidas made do with a glass of compote.
The next point on our program was the Agoy Pass near Tuapse, where we went by minibus.
Source: travel.ru