Unusual beauty of the nature of Kamchatka (19 photos). The beauty of Kamchatka
Kamchatka. Approaching the Tolbachik volcano. Shooting from a helicopter / Photo: Anton Agarkov
Nevertheless, the flow of people, for whom “Kamchatka” is not just a word from Tsoi’s song, has never been interrupted. Because people usually divide their life into eras - before they saw Kamchatka and after. Direct flight from Moscow - 9 hours (exactly as in the other direction - up to New York). And these nine hours can change the idea of what our country possesses. As a friend of mine who travels to all the mountains in the world where you can ski, from Chile to Switzerland, says: "I have never seen such a large-scale beauty."
2. Kamchatka. Volcano Shiveluch
She, beauty, will open for you immediately when the plane lands from the Avachinsky Bay: the ocean, three volcanoes - Kozelsky, Avachinsky, Koryaksky. If it will be good weather, then from your chair you will see several more volcanoes, the names of which you still don’t remember.
3. Kamchatka. Crater of Plosky Tolbachik volcano
4. Kamchatka. Approaching the Tolbachik volcano. Snow covered with ash. Shooting from a helicopter / Photo: Anton Agarkov
Key word "weather". Because the whole of Kamchatka is surrounded by seas and oceans; if you need some stable weather, go somewhere to Atalasovo, far from Petropavlovsk, inland. This is probably the only place in Kamchatka where snow can go smoothly, like a string. The rest of the territory changes its appearance - from sun to fog and rain - much faster than a chameleon on a hunt.
5. Kamchatka. View of Avachinsky and Vilyuchinsky volcanoes
But regardless of the weather in Kamchatka, there is always something to do. And from what to receive unbearable pleasure.
6. Kamchatka / Photo: Anastasia Khlopova
An ordinary walk around the city in a person weighed down with knowledge of history will cause an amazing feeling - how small the world is, and how our ancestors knew how to navigate and travel in it. In the center of Petropavlovsk there is a monument to the English navigator Clark - the one who led Cook's expedition after his death, and this small territory still belongs to Britain. And the guns of the Maksutov battery will remind you that both the French and the British got here. There are also traces of the great Russian navigator Bering (a Dane from small town Horsens, who graduated from the Cadet Corps in Amsterdam). He is buried on Bering Island in the Bering Sea. What threw people to all corners of the world in the complete absence of aircraft and satellite communications? What attracted people to places like Kamchatka?
7. Kamchatka / Photo: Khlopova Anastasia
8. Kamchatka. Volcano Koryaksky and Camel Mountain
Now it is one of the most suitable places for skiers, snowboarders, hunters, fishermen, climbers, especially from those countries that are tortured by comfort. The latest trend is surfing. With something, but with the wave in Kamchatka, everything is in order. If you want it lower, here is Avacha Bay. Want real open ocean please - Khalaktyrsky beach. Not far from it is the Khalaktyr airport, which has always been used as a heliport. And this is a real gateway to the treasures of nature, helicopters of geologists, volcanologists and all those who urgently need to look into the crater go from here. And there are only active volcanoes in Kamchatka - for forty pieces. Klyuchevskoy erupts, Nameless erupts, even Avacha, the closest volcano to the city, erupts. And any volcanic eruption is a super show.
9. The eruption of the Klyuchevskaya volcano / Photo: Ivan Dementievsky
10. Kamchatka / Photo: Anastasia Khlopova
The city may seem strangely arranged to someone. In fact, this is one long street - from final stop"Shipyard" (once "named after Lenin") to bus station"10th kilometer". There are, of course, branches from this highway, but they do not make the weather. The traveler needs to know where the center is, where the Avacha hotel is, where to eat and where the buses to Paratunka leave from. This is a minimal tour package for those who don't like to bother skiing. Although Moroznaya Mountain (the longest track on it is three and a half kilometers), one of the best for alpine skiing, located in the same place, on the other side of the Avacha Bay. And it is considered the height of hedonism after skiing on Moroznaya to go to the hydrogen sulfide or Rodon springs of Paratunka.
11. Kamchatka / Photo: Anastasia Khlopova
That is, for those who are based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, all modern species“Outdoors activities” are under our noses.
12. Kamchatka Territory. South Kamchatka nature reserve. Kuril Lake. Bear family / Photo: Sergey Krasnoshchekov
But in general, real Kamchatka is not Petropavlovsk. It is rather difficult to imagine how far the peninsula actually stretches, resting its foundation against Chukotka. From Cape Lopatka to the north - 1200 kilometers. And the Kamchatka region itself also lies on the mainland, and there it is also endless. The whole of Kamchatka has not been recognized for many years. Not only because in such places in Russia there is a rather whimsical infrastructure and a complete lack of roads, but also because Kamchatka is amazingly different.
13. Kamchatka Territory. Kronotsky reserve. Valley of Geysers / Photo: Vyacheslav Batashov
14. Kamchatka. Pacific coast / Photo: Anton Agarkov
After all, there is also the city of Ust-Kamchatsk, from where you can travel to Commander Islands... There is the city of Palana, which stands in a huge tundra and where you will understand how the peoples of the North live in reality. There is the village of Esso, which is called Kamchatka's Switzerland.
15. Kamchatka. Pacific coast / Photo: Anton Agarkov
16. Avachinskaya Bay / Photo: Sergey Krasnoshchekov
There is a lot here - it is no coincidence that vigorous German hunters who have bought licenses for a bear get off the plane; even the Scots come here to fish for salmon, of which they themselves are full. Well, for the Americans from Anchorage, fly to Yelizovo airport ( official airport Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) in just over four hours. What they enjoy and enjoy, especially in the summer.
17. Kamchatka. The eruption of the Karymsky volcano (2004) / Photo: Alexander Belousov
However, Kamchatka residents (whom many do not quite accurately call Kamchadals, since “Kamchadals” are an ethnic group) also use these flights to get to the capital of Alaska, where about the same number of people live as in Petropavlovsk - that is, a rather big town. Today it is the shortest route from Russia to America. And even local musicians go to Anchorage to record their albums - to well-equipped studios.
18. Kamchatka Territory. An acid lake in the crater of Maly Semyachik volcano / Photo: Sputnik Mania
Fans of gastronomy will only then understand the difference between Norwegian salmon, which can be bought anywhere in the country, and real fish. The best salmon is, of course, chinook salmon (in the USA it is called “Chinook” - this is also a model of a helicopter), red salmon (aka “red”), chum salmon (aka “white”). Nobody here considers pink salmon for salmon.
20. Kamchatka Territory. South Kamchatka nature reserve. Kuril Lake. Sockeye salmon spawning / Photo: Igor Shpilenok
21. Kamchatka. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Avachinskaya Bay / Photo: Natalia Sudets
But there is still a Kamchatka crab, which, with skill and dexterity, can be independently caught in May in the region of the Icha River, on the Okhotsk coast of Kamchatka. And in the world there is little that can compare with the taste of freshly caught Kamchatsky crab meat (by the way, remember: unlike the European tradition of eating crabs, Kamchatka's head is not eaten).
22. Kamchatka. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky / Photo: Pavel Pelevin
23. Kamchatka. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky / Photo: Anton Agarkov
The old-timers regret one thing - that captured German liners under new names like “ Soviet Union"And" Rus ", which went regularly to Vladivostok. Indeed, many families have undertaken the journey of a lifetime - from Moscow by train to Vladivostok and from there on the "Soviet Union" to Petropavlovsk. After such a trip, any person began to understand how huge our country is and that it has almost everything.
If you think that Kamchatka and tourism are incompatible things, you would be completely wrong. This amazing land, which has preserved its unique primordiality, amazes with its special natural color, delightful landscapes and an unusual protected atmosphere. The main attractions of Kamchatka are its volcanoes, of which there are more than three hundred, and geysers. The peninsula was formed under their active activity, and today the volcanoes of the Kamchatka Territory are a UNESCO heritage.
Sights of Kamchatka - description and photos.
Volcano Avachinskaya Sopka.
Volcano Avachinskaya Sopka is known all over the world. This active volcano has the shape of a perfectly even cone, above the top of which boiling white steam is always visible.
Volcano Karymsky.
Another volcano - Karymsky is considered the most active among all the currently active ones. Numerous tourist groups tend to visit it every year, and it is also interesting for seismologists.
Volcano Klyuchevskaya Sopka.
Kamchatka Mountain () is famous far beyond the borders of this region and all of Russia. The volcano is the most high point the entire territory of the Trans-Urals: the height of Klyuchevskoy Sopka is 4 thousand 750 meters.
Commander Islands.
Kamchatka is rich in protected areas, attractions called the Commander Islands are proof of this. They are part of the Commander Reserve, abounding in numerous protected species of plants, birds and animals, in particular - fur-eared seals.
Kuril Lake.
One of the largest salmon spawning lakes - - beautiful place in Kamchatka, located in a hollow and surrounded by hills of severe volcanoes. Kamchatka bears often roam along its shores in search of a catch. Tourists enjoy watching this fascinating spectacle from a special tower.
Blue Lakes.
At an altitude of 600 meters, not far from the town of Yelizovo, there are Blue Lakes... A truly unique place in its beauty: the absolutely clear water and the ice-covered bottom of the lake reflect the sunlight, painting everything around with purple and blue hues.
Natural Park Nalychevo.
It is impossible to ignore and nature Park Nalychevo. Its thermal springs with hot mineral water practically all year round visited by tourists.
Dead forest.
An unusual attraction for the Kamchatka Peninsula is the Dead Forest. The picture, I must say, is rather strange and a little terrifying: scorched and buried under solidified lava and a multi-meter layer of ash, forests, beds of dry rivers and empty lake quarries resemble the plots of disaster films.
Acid lakes.
Kamchatka is great and multifaceted, interesting places which are extraordinary creations of nature. One of these places is the Acid Lakes. Formed in the craters of "dead" volcanoes, they hide in their depths a lot of interesting things for scientists and ordinary travelers.
Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka.
An incredibly breathtaking beauty place in Kamchatka -. The only field of active geysers and thermal springs on the territory of Eurasia.
Vilyuchinsky waterfall.
The sights of Kamchatka include popular place for excursion programs- Vilyuchinsky waterfall. Originating in a glacier, it drops its waters from a height of more than 40 meters, forming a small lake in the lowland.
Tract Aquarium.
A picturesque corner of Kamchatka nature, which gives the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of landscapes and watch animals - the Aquarium Tract.
Kamchatka, the attractions of which give tourists many surprises, is a very interesting, beautiful and unusual land. In a word, tourism and Kamchatka is an ideal combination for those who appreciate the virgin and untouched by civilization area. Below you can familiarize yourself with other interesting places in Kamchatka.
The weather turned bad again, but this time, as if even in time, at least, it did not prevent us from filming the already popular Snow Caves.
Photos and text by Denis Budkov
1. Each year, depending on the time, they look different. This time, when descending into a large cave, it was clear that not so long ago there had been a delamination and collapse of its lower layer. And this is a different perspective. 
3. And just a month ago, the entrance to it was covered with snow, and with difficulty, through a narrow rift in the snow wall, we were able to get inside the cave. This is a place of unprecedented fabulous beauty !!! 
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5. Since the weather was still in the same rainy mood, as if blessing us to search for new caves, we decided to explore other snowfields, and luck smiled at us. 
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7. The freshly opened cave turned out to be about 300 meters long, although its height was less than the previous large one. But the new always impresses in a special way. 
8. A day later the rains stopped, but the clouds still enveloped the crater of the Mutnovsky volcano. There is nothing to do, we decided to go ... Another adventure in the treasury of impressions from the whole trip. 
In the crater, visibility was almost zero, and it was raining lightly. We were constantly pursued by a hydrogen sulfide cloud. 
9. And what just does not appear in such conditions: some kind of monster made of mud, then a giant turtle. With such weather conditions imagination can play a cruel joke. Here everything depends on personal individual abilities. 
10. Or what is worse - you find yourself in a fog in some glacial crack with water - and a blast ... The nature of Kamchatka is as beautiful as it can be dangerous! Everything is real - genuine extreme.
"Bul-bul": 
11. After wandering about a couple of hours among the fumaroles and having received another dose of hydrogen sulfide, we returned to the camp. 
12. But on the way to it we looked into the Opasny canyon, where the largest waterfall in Kamchatka is located.
dangerous canyon 
13. Yes, and the smaller waterfalls were not avoided. 
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15. According to the custom of the changeable Kamchatka weather, the sun came out on the very last day of the trip! Marmots climbed into its light from their burrows, the population of which has significantly decreased in this area due to the hunt for them. 
16. Still, it's great when nature in all its manifestations welcomes you! It's great that the sun is shining, that sometimes it rains like a wall, it's great that on Kamchatka land - my family and home!
17. Mutnovsky volcano. 
18. Vilyuchinsky volcano. 
19. It was one of the best travel across Kamchatka, which has come to its logical conclusion. It did not leave any of the participants disappointed, but on the contrary, filled them with impressions and strong emotions that photographs can only partially convey. They say it's better to see once than hear a hundred times. And this is true, with a small correction - with your own eyes !!! Kamchatka is worth seeing with your own eyes at least once in your life, but to get to know it for real, you need to be with it ...
