Baikal ice

• Ice Baikal

Ice on Lake Baikal is different. By type, in form. Ice north differs from ice lake south. No two hummocks. Thrusts of ice ashore on two adjacent promontories will be different. At the heart - pure Baikal water. A wind, storm, sun, wind, snow, gravity, earthquakes, pressure drop and temperature create the variety of forms of ice that never cease to amaze.

Almost every March, on the south side of Cape Elokhin closer to the toe of the cape every night starts to move the ice. Sudden changes in daily temperatures make the cooling ice lake at night to grow and crawl ashore. Gamekeeper swears that lane carved in the morning the water in the evening is already on the beach. And this thrust has a unique color - radiant sapphire. Although a number of ice hummocks turquoise.

March hummock on the Big Ushkany. Curious tourists climbed to the top of the hummock. Incidentally, this boy then fell into all the cracks that could find. How he spare pairs of shoes and pants with him was? Thrifty, but ...

"If you sow the dragon's teeth grow multitudes of monsters ...". There is a Greek myth of the hero Cadmus. Approximately associations occur when a kolotovnika. This "chepuryzhnik" create the same storm, but breaking the thin ice, then Brk drives him to the shore, or solder, where it begins to rise vertically under the action of wind and waves. There comes a cold snap and the dragon's teeth are ready ...

To move on foot or move such fields in a car - things torment. Particular sympathy - tourists travelers skating, skiing and biking. Especially if it is evening, all tired and need to get up near the shore for the night, but between you and the beach a couple of hundred meters kolotovnika. Thrust B. Ushkany. In March, the ice at the Grand Ushkany begins to break and Toros. At night, with a roar of Baikal changes the picture of the ice near the island. Everyday. Gaps and slots to several meters, the high ridges. The ice is already beginning to thicken. Spring!

the dragon's teeth.

Such ice jungle - a paradise for the photographer!

In the mysterious Baikal Cape Ryty. And ice near rytogo difficult. In some years - this is a hell of a mess of thrusts, hummocks. And this beauty is crowned Stanovoi slot that delivers hassle travelers.

The ice at the mysterious Rytogo.

Of course, most of all the dangers and troubles are fraught with cracks that the Baikal called slots. As soon as spring starts to smell, Baikal ice begins to move. Prior to that, relatively quiet, it starts to come alive.

Once I went to a small Toros to shoot, and then literally under their feet jerked ice. A very small crack, but the sound, which she broke the ice was like a shot gun in his ear! The gap only "born". A few days later there was already a hummock, which stir the ice along the slit was wet in many places stood out water. Stand next to Breathing becomes and watch as the rustle of moving ice - a fascinating spectacle!

the young become the gap.

The "good" winter fun ice lake near Cape Sagan-Sea. Just be careful. In some places, Sagan-the-Sea increased radiation background. The long-term presence in the northern part and in some caves dangerous for health!

The ice in Sagan-Sea. Just south of Cape Elokhin there is a river, which "flows" even in the most terrible frosts. It seems that the ice of the river flows from the mouth and spreads across the ice of Lake Baikal. This is especially clearly felt in silence, when heard a slight rustling and gurgling. The rift rock flowing with Ice, beat warm keys, which are gradually increasing in line with the ice and follow to Lake Baikal. The thickness of such a built-up edge can be several meters. Ice River stands until August.

"flocking" to Baikal ice icy river. Sometimes there are blocks of ice extruded by an unseen force to the surface. We call these suitcases.

suitcase. Of course, it meets and even, smooth ice. Which may be covered with a thick layer of snow, rigid outline or be smooth and clean.

Snow-covered north.

emerging in the outlet of the Small Sea.

and fascinating gololyadka on the Big Cheremshan.

"Suitcases" at Elokhin. Another interesting place ice - Southwest Ushkany Big Island. Every year there is ice there is something interesting. Winter storm and the wind will tear off a huge field has two or three days of the frozen ice, and then dragged him back. Represent force the inertia of the ice field 10 kilometers by 5 centimeters and a thickness of 20? And this field begins to abut the edge of the ice fast ice. With incredible crash ice starts building locks from transparent ice.