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Accidentally taken photos by GoPro in Eastern Sayan mountains

Sorry, not sure why the album arranged all the photos backwards. If you want to read a story - you have to check all photos from the end to beginning. Video edit: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28ry3t_sayan-mountains-river-bolshaya-belaya-2014_travel

And from Moscow to Vilnius. Great journey it was.

Gedas buys some sunflower seeds during the stop of the train on our way back to Moscow.

This is a chinesse restaurant in Cheremkhovo city. Russian house music, angry waitress and cheap interior which does not remind of China were waiting us there.

Truck "Zil" parked in the neighborhood. All people have such tall fences around their yards.

Local shop.

Morning near the Novostroyka again.

Gedas took some great pictures with his wide shot oldskool camera.

Camping moments.

During around a week of cayaking and fishing only 3 days were rainy and cold.

Next day we started to kayak down the river.

But caught one in a different place.

In this pit I was hoping to catch a lenok.

Composition.

Paradise :)

YEAH! First morning with the fly rods by the riverhead of Bolshaya Belaja. Graylings there were bigger. Most catches on various dry flies.

And in some places it was even possible to kayak.

Some places were more difficult to cross.

Making our way to the riverhead of Bolshaya Belaya. I adviced to inflate our cayaks and move this way as we were tired of heavy backpacks.

Morning in the camp. Night was cold, around -10 C.

Stop for short chill. Andrey took his way back to his shelter. It was not scary for him to hike in taiga alone. He had 9 mm rifle made during times of WW1.

Next day after some shots of home brewn strong vodka and bath (yes, he built a bath in the wilderness) Andrey showed the right passage.

Preparing simple soup from his supplies for dinner. Potatoes, canned beetroots and canned pork meat were main ingredients of this masterpiece. EXTREMELY delicious! You can try it by yourself after all day hike in the mountains with 45kg on your back.

Man showed us how he hunts and fishes there. Andrey lives in taiga for 20 years already.

We were happy :)

Luckily he was still here.

We had to make all the way back to an old Andrey's winter shelter.

Sayan mountain wilderness #4. There is a dead-end just behind the ridge in front.

Sayan mountain wilderness #3.

Sayan mountain wilderness #2.

Sayan mountain wilderness #1.

But it is good that we got lost. We found such places I will remember till I die.

Camp in the wilderness.

And after 3 days of hiking we understood that we were going the wrong way all the time.

After short break moving further. Backpack weights 45 kilos. Fun to walk with it on your back for all day long.

Hike starts.

Explored local mountains.

Way #5.

Way #4.

Way #3.

Way #2.

On the way to our trip destination with "Ural" truck.

Geologists base yard.

Geologists base interior.

Village of Novostroyka. Complete wilderness..electricity was introduced here only 3 years ago.

Belaja #3

Evening Belaja.

Belaja #2

Just after swimming in ice-cold water.

Hunting grayling in Bolshaya Belaja. Lots of them there, but not very big.

Fishing in tributary of the river. It was empty.

Making bread.

Fishing in Bolshaya Belaja.

Bolshaya Belaja #1.

Exploring surroundings

Making first camp near the river Bolshaya Belaja..

Asked the way to Geologists base - our first targed.

On the way to Novostroyka village deep in the Siberia.

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