Hiking in the Sayan Mountains, Russia
August 5th 2007 Wow.
We have just spent four days in the Siberian (kind of... technically Russian I think, but 'Siberian' sounds a lot more impressive!) wilderness... hiking in the Sayan Mountains, situated near Lake Baikal about 70ks outside Irkustsk. The mountains were like heaven after the cramped and stuffy (though incredibly enjoyable) confines of our train kupe - the air was pure and beautiful to breat
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