Steve Colman·Sep 2Great Lakes, Communism, and Me:Thoughts from travels and research on Lakes Baikal (Russia) and Qinghai (China)A response icon2A response icon2
Denis Bettiger·May 16I Walked on Lake Baikal — and the Ice Was Nothing Like I PicturedA March hovercraft trip across the frozen surface of the world’s deepest lake, in Eastern Siberia
Ihancharuk·Jan 28Leaving BaikalMore than 300,000 steps and about 240 kilometers in two weeks. And now it was time to go home.
Ihancharuk·Jan 28Ulan-Ude: Lenin’s Head and a Monk’s MummyThe chances that I would ever travel six thousand kilometres just to see Ulan-Ude are close to zero. But when I realised it was “only” 450…
Ihancharuk·Jan 22My last day on OlkhonOn my last full day on Olkhon, my host drove me to the village of Kharantsy, about five kilometres from Khuzhir. Kharantsy itself is tiny…
Ihancharuk·Jan 12An uncommon excursion: Khuzhir Cemetery, or how they bury people on OlkhonI have been photographing cemeteries for quite a time now. You can find more of my work here: Instagram (@cimetiere_belarus).
Ihancharuk·Jan 10Olkhon Island, Shamanka Rock, and BaranavichyShamanka Rock is Olkhon’s main attraction. In most photographs taken on the island, Shamanka inevitably appears somewhere in the frame:
Ihancharuk·Jan 9Olkhon in September: How I got there, where I stayed, and what I saw in KhuzhirAfter the Great Baikal Trail and Bolshije Koty, I went to Olkhon, the largest island on Lake Baikal. Although the high tourist season was…
Ihancharuk·Jan 7Bolshije Koty on Lake Baikal: What to See in 60 Minutes?I spent about an hour in Bolshije Koty. There I stopped by the cemetery for a while and then wandered around the village a bit.
Ihancharuk·Jan 5The Great Baikal Trail: 16 km from Listvyanka to Bolshije Koty (no bears seen)While preparing for the trip, I found a hostel located very close (2 km) to the beginning of the GBT. I could probably find something even…
