Fingers touching heaven

Ridge Ergaki in the Krasnoyarsk region

... Long lasted twelve o'clock our way from Krasnoyarsk. And in the end, waking from a nap, I froze - the bus raced along the edge of a precipice, and behind it, clearly cut on the background of the dawn sky, stretched him stone fingers ...
It is translated as the word "Ergaki" from the language of the nomads. Long ago they opened a path from Tuva in Minusinskuyu hollow through the Western Sayan. Wild primeval power of certain rocks plunged them into awe. Even we moderns stand still at the ridge Ergaki, unable to believe that all of this - the handiwork of nature ...





But enough of poetry. We have four hour walk from the road to some "bright lake. The trail dives under the trees, boulders skirts, runs through kurumniku - all uphill. Two kilometers per hour! So slowly I (experienced hikers) have never walked ...



When we climbed to the top, heart beat almost to the head. It's no joke - almost 2,000 meters above sea level! Yes, even a backpack behind ... But what opened before our eyes, forced to forget about fatigue. Under his feet lies a mountain lake framed by bright powerful cedar. Silence ... And in the distance as if embracing, there are two powerful peak - Star and Bird.



The uniqueness of the ridge Ergaki that are concentrated in a small area plenty of natural objects. Cliffs, peaks, caves, lakes, waterfalls, taiga, tundra, moraines - all Ergaki! For three or four days, you can easily otschelkat 4GB digicam - beauty and asks the lens ...



Already in August Ergaki snows ...



The famous hanging stone



... Now he is - but on the other hand



Peak Bird



The peak of the Star in the rays of the setting sun



Sleeping Sayan
Visible proud profile of the nose, hands calmly folded across his chest.
It is said that when the Trailing stone falls, Sleeping Sayan wake up ...



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