My friend and I were going on a hike for a week somewhere in the mountains of the Caucasus, but the time was chosen poorly - the rain did not stop. These days we spent wonderful with our friends Russian-Turkish familybut I still wanted at least something relatedwith mountains, bonfire and tents. Then it was decided to conquer Mount Turkey! This is not Everest, of course, but only 859 meters, but I was going to get there for a long time, but all the time something hindered.
By the way, I had a wide angle with melens. I'll tell you something! After 24-105 mm there was a feeling that the blinders were removed from my eyes, and finally I can see the world in full. In addition, with him, I began to try to shoot the starry sky and the first results make me incredibly pleased.
Mount Turkey
In 2010 we went with a friend to Mount Two Brothers, and the next day was supposed to be a turkey, but Isuddenly came down with a fever. A year later, we were determined to drive to its foot, and could not get out of the car, as the rain was walled. And finally, the third attempt was a success, and the weather was lucky, and the company.
Village Turkey
Not every tunnel can be reached by car.
Without thinking, we ended up in the village of Turkey,left the car with local residents and went upstairs. We were told that ascent usually takes only a couple of hours, but we didn’t know where to go, so we chose the longest option, though the most logical, as a result, in our opinion. We were surprised that on our way we did not meet any of the tourists. If it were not for the dirt knee-deep from the cars on which workers are driving, laying the power line, everything would be great, and I would recommend this particular road for lifting. Of course, we made an attempt to cut the path, since the mountain of Turkey Turkey constantly looms before our eyes, and it’s more or less clear where to go without a map, but weeds didn’t let us go, we had to return to the usual road.
The hotel is a good business
Knee deep in the mud
After the rains the road was washed away.
Construction of a new power line
Natural electric landscapes
As a result, we did not reach the Turkey on the first day.and spent the night near the mast of power lines, right under the wires. Only there we were able to find a little penny for the tent, for everything around was overgrown with weeds. But I managed to make a couple of photos of the starry sky!
The first experiments on shooting the starry sky
The first experiments on shooting the starry sky
The next day, the path to Mount Turkey wasfound and we climbed all the day on two tops, enjoyed the views and ate chestnuts, which are very convenient to lift from the ground when you climb somewhere up. By the way, there were three vershinok, Turkey, Turkey and Turkey, but the most interesting one. On the same day, we were to meet with Maxim, about whom I wrote in a previous article (Tuapse, life history and Adzhar-style khachapuri). However, we climbed around the neighborhood until the evening, passing a millimeter apart (we later learned this by checking trajectories), and only good people reunited us.
Stone sea
Near the stone sea
This tree still lives
Fun track on the ridge
View from Idyushka
Climb up
Mount Turkey
Fallen from trophymen
g.Indyshonok
Towards the wind
We go in the direction of Andyuk
We go in the direction of Andyuk
Around the riot of colors
Near Indyuk
Mount Turkey
Broken sign
Taste chestnuts
I do not know why the mountain Turkey did not let me tomyself so much time, and then made all sorts of jokes. Personally, she did not seem ordinary and soulless kamenyuku. She, as a living, with its own atmosphere, energy, mood. And she has some strange shapes! Dimpled rocks, in places smooth and covered with a layer of green moss, with animal roars and trays. Straight unearthly civilizations tried, flew on his spaceship and abandoned him, he was petrified and overgrown with trees. It is clear that everything can be explained by wind, water and the sun. Or the fact that this is an underwater volcano of the former Tethys ocean, but you want to believe in a fairy tale, right? By the way, I immediately became associated with stone remnants in Cappadocia (Turkey), he is still a brain removal.
Scala Cheese
Scala Cheese
Climbers track
Someone big tried to saw off a piece
Climb over the rocks of Turkey
Climb over the rocks of Turkey
Muzzle of some animal
At the very top
Ek tree raskoryachilo
You can sit and watch for hours
Indyuk - rocks
Some places are pinkish
Starry Sky from Turkey
And in the morning nature gave us a gift - weturned out to be above the clouds. The white shroud fell and gently enveloped almost all the slopes, leaving only the black tops of the mountains. A sight from which it is difficult to look away. Well, is it even worth living for this?
In the morning we were shrouded in a gentle white veil.
We were above the clouds
Looks like an impregnable fortress from the movie
How to get
Our route will not tell, hardly anyonego, there is a shorter way. First of all, you need to get to the railway bridge line Tuapse-Belorechensk, which is located at the end of the village of Turkey, if you go from Tuapse. This is an old bridge, in the form of a narrow arch, through which the road passes. On account of the second, and the first - modern. Here, by the way, you can leave the car. From there goes up the trail, on which only up and up. There will be turns, but in azimuth it will be clear where to turn. A small segment of the path will need to go along the power line, literally 300 meters, cross it, and up again.
How to get to this bridge. With the car, everything is clear, but if you go by train, you will need to go on platforms 1744 km (Tuapse-Hot Key branch), Turkey-K (Tuapse-Belorechensk branch), 1860 km (Tuapse-Hot Key and Tuapse-Belorechensk branch). It is only necessary to look in advance the timetables, what and where and when it arrives, and whether there are any such stops. You can go to the next stations, but then you have to walk well still.
You can also take buses by Tuapse-Terziyan and Tuapse-Shaumyan, you must get off after the old railway bridge.
