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Volga badlands

Typical of the scenery on the east side of the Volga. Taken south of Samara.
Alone in the Volga badlands...

August 8th 2006
Day 65, 4th August. Kalac na Donu - Volgograd - Primorsk Today was to be a day of great changes… We headed the 30 miles into Volgograd stopping for bread, cheese, eggs and milk on the way. Scott made a good roadside find; a Soviet passport complete with leather holder and 1,500 roubles! I don’t know what he’ll do with it. At the Volgograd sign we made a stop for photos, then headed for t ... read more
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