WILD ALTAI
TREKKING
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few hours of hiking down trough untouched forest, we see the Argut river
gorge. Small deserted hunters' hut on the Bartuldak river offers good place
for short stop... |
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finally, we've reached the Argut river- one of the host rivers of the area,
the tributary of Katun. For some reason, we turn slightly away from the
common path (and bear in mind, it should cost us good climbing tomorrow-
see the next foto, the dark mount on the background!)... |
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rocky barrier on the edge of the meadow seems no way (and reason!) to climb
up... |
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great view to the Argut canyon,... but something unexpecting is hided in
behind... |
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hidden place is wide misterious antient cemetary, which was discovered by
local hutnters only in 2002. Some unknown force didn't permit them to dig
out 2 tombs in seeking the gold... |
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probably the same force prevented the author from taking small piece of
Kamenny Baba ("Stone Grandwoman", "Balbal" in Altai)
as a souvenir... |
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"Kamenny
Baba" is a gravestone monument dedicated to the warrior (you see, "baba"
- "woman" is a bit awkward...). This is common practice of Turkish
people who inhabited Altai mountains in 6-10 centures CE.
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While
we make our archeological exercises, our hunter Andrei (pluralistically
the horse driver) was busy with usefull deal- and as a result, we are becoming
busy as well cooking the bun (mountain goat)...
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