Hiking - the Grand Canyon of Crimea and Ai-petri. Part 2
In the first part of the report on the campaign, I told how we got through Mangup Kale and Silver Streams waterfall. And now I'll tell you how we conquered the Grand Canyon of Crimea and Ai-Petri.
One of the members of our expedition had a pain in his leg, and therefore the Grand Canyon of Crimea was decided to go on top, not down. Remembering that recently, I was almost fired from my position as a conductor, I did not insist on the opposite, and even tried to send him out to sea. But the participant was steadfast and, heroically overcoming the pain, overcame all the difficulties of the mountain hike.
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On a hike across the Crimea (continued)
Sixth day. T / s Canyon - t / s Boyka - t / s Bash-Dere
In order not to pay a bribe for entering the Grand Canyon of Crimea, we spent the night just in front of the entrance to it. And from the morning, unnoticed by anyone, they reached the Blue Lake, having made another ablution. The absence of people and the morning silence created an atmosphere of solitude and a feeling of being in the wild..
Blue Lake. Grand Canyon Crimea.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea at the very beginning.
After swimming, we went up a narrow path gritting our teeth to the very top. And here the beauty itself began there, for the sake of which hiking trips are started!
The Grand Canyon of Crimea.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea and Cow Grotto.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea.
After walking for a couple of hours along the top of the Grand Canyon of Crimea and passing the Boyka tourist camp, we went down the gorge to the river in order to taste at least a little the charm of the stone walls. After what I saw, I wanted to come here again in order to go all the same this route along the bottom.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea. Inside.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea. Inside.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea. Inside.
The Grand Canyon of Crimea. Inside.
A detailed description of how to get to this place without being on a hike (although it will be useful for hikers), as well as other photos, I posted here - The Grand Canyon of Crimea how to get.
Sixth day. T / s Bash-Dere - lift Ai-Petri - Yalta
After spending the night at the Bash-Dere camp, the next day we climbed through the mountains Kuin-Tele and Blachag to the Yalta yayla. Most of all I liked the balls of the observatory on the mountain and the bright yellow straw field.
At the Yalta Yayla. Mountain View.
Yalta Yaila. Height 1250m.
Yalta Yaila. Crimea.
When we got to the Ai-Petrinskaya yayla, we also found ourselves in the clouds. We tried to admire the views of the sea and Yalta from the observation deck on Ai-Petri. Well, as far as possible, since these were only moments when the wind scattered clouds to the sides.
Ay-petrinskaya yayla. In the clouds.
Mount Ai-Petri in the background.
Yalta from a bird's eye view.
Unfortunately, our idea to go down the cable car to Ai-Petri did not come true. Probably all of Ukraine, and Russia in addition, lined up for this attraction. And it seemed to us at that moment a little silly to go, at best, pressed against the misted glass, and at worst, squeezed by fifty other vacationers, seeing only the damp backs of these, instead of the surrounding mountains, given that the cost of the cable car to Ai-Petri is 50 UAH ( 200r). But with a breeze, in a half-empty minibus, we flew to Yalta in an hour. What kind of serpentine there was, is still nauseous from the memories.
Yalta in the clouds. Crimea.
As a result, we passed this tourist route through the mountains to the sea, having covered about 50 km, in 7 days, although we originally planned a 5-day hiking trip. But I think for us, beginners, this is quite good, given that we were in no hurry and did not try to set records, we went, so to speak, into a high.
Frankly, I was just happy to have an extra unplanned day in the mountains, as I didn’t want to go to the sea at all. Shh! Just do not tell anyone, otherwise they will think that I specially took them through the wilds.
The only thing that bothered me, and not only me, was not knowing when the next spring would be. Yes, they were displayed on the map, but we did not know when we would be there. Compared with mountains of Altai, Crimea is a dry place.
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P.S. If you go hiking in Crimea on your own, I recommend buying a normal GPS. Mine, built into the phone, worked only a few hours on a constant basis, and this was not enough.