Nardaranakhtarma mud volcano. According to the distribution of active mud cones and gryphons, it is considered to be one of the largest volcanoes in Southern Gobustan. Read the rest of this entry »
According to Nepal’s National Trust for Nature Conservation, the Rhododendron forest near Ghorepani village is world’s largest one. And even though rhododendrons do not bloom in the autumn, the trail from Ghorepani to Ghandruk passes through the very impressive trees surrounded by various types of ferns and covered with epiphytes. Read the rest of this entry »
Snowstorm in Baku. Entrance Pavilion of “Icheri Sheher” metro station. Read the rest of this entry »
The road to Tilicho Lake is another side-trip on the Annapurna circuit track. Tilicho Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. It’s located at 4920m above the sea level. Tilicho Lake is around 85 metres deep with its dimensions, about 4 km by 1.2km. Read the rest of this entry »
View of Annapurna III (7555m), Gangapurna (7455m) and Khangsar Kang (7485m) from Ice Lake. One of the most impressive viewpoints on the track around Annapurna is Ice Lake (Kicho Tso, 4620m). It takes about 5 hours to climb 1000m from main trail to the Lake which is considered sacred by Buddhists. Read the rest of this entry »
Annapurna Circuit – is one of the most popular trek routes in the Nepal Himalaya. It takes about 21 days to trek around the Annapurna massif. The 300 km route runs through several climate zones via impressive valleys of the Marsyangdi and Kali Gandaki rivers, climbs the 5416 m Thorung La pass. In addition to the magnificent landscapes, the route brings you to the culture of Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, and somewhere remains of the ancient animism.
Porters carry the metal pipe parts through the forest between Danaque and Timang.
Large group of cones and gryphons on the north side of Ayrantokan mud volcano crater field. Ayrantokan mud volcano is located 65 km south-west of Baku. Its relative height is about 190 m – it’s a good view point to observe Gobustan steppe landscapes and some other large volcanoes of the region. Read the rest of this entry »
Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park is the largest concentration of giant sequoia trees in the park and in California at all.
