Trekking Tour: From Kuril Lake to the volcano Mutnovsky

View of Kuril Lake and the volcano Ilinsky.

Lilly at the Kuril Lake.
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Volcano Ilinsky and flowers.

View back to the Kuril Lake.

Volcano Sheltovskaya and clouds.

early morning fog.
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Stlanik and a valley.
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Stlanik, gullys with snow.

Meadow with lillies.
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Purple Rododendron kamchatika, blue lilly.

Snowfield in a ravine.
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Ascend to Ksudach - a view back.

Lake Strubelja in the Ksudach crater.

Leaving Ksudach along the river Termalia.

Lichen fields - the Ksudach ash field.

More lichen fields and some plants.

Drying wet clothing.
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Chodutka Volcano.
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Birch and Sanguisorba.
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Rainy day in tundra
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In the birch forest.
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Camp in birch forest.
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A day on forestry maintenance track.

Tundra near Gorely.
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Ascent to Gorely.
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View of the Mutnovsky glacier.

Spectacular waterfall - can you see Andy?

Mutnovsky glacier.
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Mutnovsky sufur fumaroles.
Thick and almost impassable elder vegetation as far as one can see.
A view back down to Kuril lake after five hours of hard work in the elder thickings.