Abandoned Lykovskaya HPP near Mtsensk
The Lykovskaya HPP was built in the middle of the last century and provided electricity to a dozen collective farms. It is located in the Oryol region in the Mtsensk region, near the village of Bolshoye Lykovo. If you look, you can see it quite well on satellite maps - such an isthmus across the river.
The route of our trip and its concept can be seen here: We are participating in the project «Russia in 365 days»
Lykovskaya HPP
I don't really know how hydroelectric power plants worked, so I can hardly judge what and how it was here before. I can only say that there is nothing left inside of the equipment, the building looks at you with its empty eye-sockets, and the water flows calmly between the concrete walls, where there should have been water locks before. Only in one place is the shutter lifting mechanism intact, the rest are simply not there.
Lykovskaya HPP
A hole in the floor from the generator
A hole in the floor from the generator
Symbol of the last century
Ceiling faucet
Remains of a panel board
Country boys
Remains of the Lykovskaya HPP
Remains of the Lykovskaya HPP
A long time since the hand of a man has been here
Lanterns on the bridge
Lykovskaya HPP
Dam
Short exposure hooks
Long exposure water lifting hooks
Streams of seething water
Seething streams
Most of all I liked the wooden bridge over the river on top of the dam. It is very colorful, I think it would be a good place for photo shoots. In addition, the wooden posts, which are the flooring, smell like sleepers, and I really love this smell since childhood..
Bridge over river
Striving for life
Bridge over the river over the dam
The bridge is rotten in places
Nice place for photo shoots
Towards the wind
Lovers of the sea should also go here, because even on the hike to the Lykovskaya hydroelectric station, you can smell the sea. Most likely arising from the fish, which, jumping towards the stream, trying to get over the obstacle, falls on the shore and lies there.
The fish jumps out of the water towards the stream
Fish shakes out of the water towards the stream
The village nearby is the most common half-living, but the places are beautiful. People come here to fish and relax, as evidenced by the garbage on the banks.
Nice fishing spot
All around beauty
Beauty all around
Cellar next to the dam
House in the shade of a tree nearby
By the way, while we were driving «courtyards» from the Simferopol highway to the Moscow-Don highway, I once again realized how beautiful our country is, and in particular the Oryol region. All the way we exclaimed and were amazed, now high hills and deep ravines, now birch forests with spreading trees, now endless fields, changing their colored clothes from black to green ...
Lonely stop in the field
Birds of prey fly over the fields
Multicolored stripes
Beautiful landscapes