Parabola is a unique rock of a fantastic shape, located on the shore of the Lake of Artists, in Ergaki. That is, you need to get to the Lake of Artists. And then after all, there were cases when tourists were brought on the shoulder of the Bird, they showed the Fat Brother peak and said:
- Here's Parabola!
The trouble is that the rock is visible, but the Parabola is not. Only the lake of Artists, there are no other options.

The Lake of Artists is generally the heart of Ergakov, it is from here that beauty begins. But sometimes I get emails like this:
- I saw your Ergaki! Yes, yes, I reached the very Hanging Stone ...
I explain - the Hanging Stone, of course, is good, this is the visiting card of the Ergakovs, but this is only the very beginning. If you have not been to the Lake of Artists, then do not claim that you have been to Ergaki, do not make the masses laugh.
By the way, here are three pictures for you, where there is this Hanging Stone.

View of Hanging Lake from Raduzhnoye Lake

The difficulty lies in the remote location of Lake Artists - it lies behind the passes. To get to it, you need to be in good physical shape.

Remember: camp sites and Lake of Artists are incompatible concepts. And then they often ask me which camp site is better to settle in order to see Parabola. Theoretically, it is possible to run from the camp site to Parabola and back during the day, but for this you need to be an experienced tourist or at least a paratrooper. You understand, such people will not settle in a camp site ... Therefore, if anyone wants to see Parabola, forget about all the camp sites.

There are also tent camps - on Svetly and Uyutny. The situation is about the same - if you are a person of great endurance, then yes, it is quite possible to run to Parabola and back in a daylight hours ... But more often people of average physical fitness ask about this. So the answer is an unequivocal no.

Okay, we figured out the sportsmen, they can do all the passes. What about ordinary people? It turns out that it is still possible for ordinary people to see the Lake of Artists. Moreover, in the summer of last year, specific dates were even determined when this is feasible: from July 13 to 20 and from July 23 to 30, 2018. The dates do not change because many participants have already purchased tickets.

The first days we live in front of the pass. There is also a lot of interesting things there! For example, the same Hanging Stone, lakes Rainbow, Karovoe and Martino. Exciting radials are possible. It is even possible to climb the Hanging Stone. These days, adaptation to mountain conditions takes place, as well as lightening the backpack by eating food inside. Then we go beyond the pass and set up tents on the shore of Lake Artists, next to Parabola. It's easy because the transition time is all day.

Paradise life continues on the shore of the Lake of Artists. In addition to the paradoxical Parabola, there are enough other beauties and wonders here: Malachite Bath (according to many photographers - the most beautiful place in the solar system), Lake of Mountain Spirits (the deepest and most mysterious in Ergaki), Maiden's Tears Lake - simply stunningly beautiful, many waterfalls, and also the wonderful lakes of the Dream Valley. From here you can run to the Aquapark, to the tops of Mirror and Bird peaks. And every time we go to Fat Brother Peak - everyone is delighted.

More importantly, it is advisable to spend at least two days on the shore of Lake Artists. See this miracle in the morning and evening. By the way, at night - the most stunning views, but you need to drag a tripod. If we're lucky, we'll see this island in the fog.

When we climb Parabola or to the Lake of Mountain Spirits, we will have such a lovely view of the Lake of Artists:

Evening on the shore of the Lake of Artists. The rays of the setting sun painted the rock Camel.

The Lake of Artists is optimal for meeting fogs.

Lake of Artists in sunny weather.

Let's summarize:
- The parabola can only be seen from Lake Artists.
- To get to Parabola from a camp site or from a tent camp, you need to be an athlete or at least in excellent physical shape
- If your physical form is not optimal, then do not try to run to Parabola and back in one day
- You need to go to Parabola one day, return - another day. Don't try to shove the unimpressible
- The path to Parabola is relatively difficult. Mountain path, pass, in some places dry. For a successful transition, you need appropriate experience or an experienced guide.
- In any case, you need to start training right now. These are squats, stair running, jumping to strengthen the ankle ligaments
- The mountain pass is a serious obstacle. Need to be prepared for discipline

We specify:
- at the beginning of June we conduct hikes as simple as possible, three days, without passes. You can travel with children of any age, in any physical form. Accommodation in tents or camp. It is possible without backpacks.
- the most beautiful trip to the distant places of Ergakov will take place from June 26, duration 16 days, you must be in excellent physical shape. We will visit: Rainbow Lake, Hanging Stone, Oreshek Peak, Azure Lake, Taiga Eye Lake, Photographers Lake, Skazka Lake, Stone Castle massif, Martino Lake, Molodilny and Blue Thunder waterfalls; lakes Black, Red, Double (Eight), Idyll, Northern, Deep; famous waterfalls Bogatyr and Grazia; Lake of Artists and Mountain Spirits, Lake Swallow, Parabola and the top of Fat Brother Peak; Water park, ice waterfalls, ice lake, lakes Zolotarnoe and Svetloye; climbing to any peaks is possible. Participation of sports children from 12 years old is possible
- routes for people of average physical fitness: July 13-20 and July 23-30. We will see: Rainbow Lake and Hanging Stone, Oreshek Peak, Lake of Artists and Parabola; Lake of Mountain Spirits; picturesque lakes of the Dream Valley; Malachite Bath, cascades of waterfalls. Participation of children from 10 years is possible.

You need to prepare for such trips in advance. Flights are best taken six months in advance.

And then a miracle awaits you


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On the territory from the Urals to Kamchatka there are many traces of ancient civilizations, artifacts, ruins of cities, huge incomprehensible structures. For example, on the territory of the unique natural park Ergaki in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The imagination is amazing what can be found here.

Siberia is the ancestral home of our civilization, which of course is completely denied by scientists. Local residents from the Urals to Kamchatka can talk about the ruins of ancient cities, megalithic structures. All attempts to draw the attention of the scientific community to the findings were unsuccessful. And only independent enthusiastic researchers show genuine interest in this territory. It is necessary to conduct a study of the Stone Town in the Ergaki National Park.

Ergaki is a very popular place among tourists. All tourist groups must register. Not far from the road there is a base of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and a ski resort, which Alexander Lebed was supposed to open in 2002. Largely thanks to him, the Ergaki Natural Park appeared. But a plane crash cut short the life of the governor-general. Now travelers come to the place of the tragedy and only then to the mountains. This is a tradition.

Ergaki is one of the ranges of the Western Sayan. On an area of ​​​​only 15 by 20 kilometers there are beautiful waterfalls, dozens of lakes and rocks of amazing shape.

Bolshoye Lake is the first attraction of the park. Although tourists call it Light. It seems to glow against the backdrop of the taiga, especially in sunny weather. Another version of the name is Holy. It looks like a dome from above. Its length is only a kilometer, but the depth is 60 meters. There are dozens of tents around the lake. They come as savages and organized groups to the health camp.

Lake Medvezhye is located not far from Svetloye. Previously, the owners of the taiga were seen there. It is said that they even went to the camp and emptied backpacks. Probably looking for condensed milk.

The weather in Ergaki is changeable. Pretty humid, maybe snow in the summer. Here, in addition to the bear, you can meet ermine, roe deer, lynx, wolverine, snow leopard and red wolf. The flora is also very diverse. Several dozen rare and endangered plants can be found in the park.

A famous peak called Dragon's Tooth. In 2010 Krasnoyarsk extremals jumped from it. We've been preparing for a whole year. We ordered a helicopter. It was impossible to carry the equipment on oneself, only the ropes weighed half a ton. And all for the sake of five seconds of free flight. They are the only ones who have done it so far.

Ergaki is a certain system of peaks. There are even stones in a certain order. And there is in this system on the Sleeping Sayan ridge one Hanging stone, which stands on the top of the mountain and it is not clear how it holds without a fulcrum. By all the laws of physics, it should have fallen off a long time ago.

How did this hulk stand for many thousands of years? Unclear. Everyone comes up and tries to move him. According to legend, if the Hanging Stone falls, then the Sleeping Saiyan will wake up and some danger will threaten the world.

Previously, Ergaki was considered a sacred territory. Here they were initiated into shamans. Each peak has its own legend. The very word "ergaki" in translation from the ancient Turkic means "fingers". According to one of the legends, these are the fossilized fingers of the hero Enkul.

The gods put him together with his brother Sayan to guard the sacred lakes. But Enkul was malicious and envious and dreamed of defeating his brother. Therefore, he drank a magical drink, but overdid it, became a giant and fell into the ground. Only his fingers remained. According to another legend, these fingers belong to a batyr - a spoiled young man who wanted to live with the gods. For this they were exiled to Tartarary.

But scientists have their own version. Ergaki owes its unusual relief to the climate that existed many millions of years ago. The mountains were covered with glaciers, then they receded and at the same time, like bulldozers, knocked down mountain peaks, giving them bizarre shapes. As if!

There is also a popular version that this is the work of some ancient civilization that possessed energy unknown to us. It is not difficult to find huge rectangular blocks or perfectly even edges, perhaps these are traces of a grandiose dam built long before someone built the pyramids in Egypt.

Some stones look as if melted after some kind of explosion. There is also polygonal masonry. There are rocks as if mirror polished by someone. Some places are very similar to Gornaya Shoria at the junction of the Sayan and Altai.

Thanks to glaciers, numerous mountain lakes were formed. One of the highest peaks of Ergaki is Ptitsa Peak, 2221 meters high. This peak was chosen by climbers and climbers. Twice a year climbers of the regional federation take place here. Here you can protect the first and second sports categories.

An international mountaineering festival was also held in Ergaki. There are no easy routes. Mostly routes for strong climbers. There are fives and sixes. You have to be good with ropes. The routes are rocky, but sometimes the weather "helps" so much that they become very dangerous and are not passed.

Rock Nut

The weather is capricious, it often rains and snows in summer. Then everything will freeze, try to pass. If you stuck, then stuck already concretely. The climber here learns to concentrate, to control himself. This is not immediately given, it can be very difficult. But it is very useful in life.

The topmost photo is the Parabola rock. How is this possible? Mathematical precision of proportions. Could it really be a man-made object? After rain, the Parabola acquires a metallic sheen.

Parabola and the Hanging Stone are probably the most famous sights, we can say the symbols of Ergaki.

Not far from the Lake of Mountain Spirits. If the spirits are not in the spirit, and this happens often, then the tourists find themselves in full "milk". Everything is covered in thick fog.

The cascading waterfall is very beautiful on the way to the lake.

Lake of Artists. The beauty is indescribable, it is not surprising that painters strive here. After all, depending on the lighting, the landscape is constantly changing.

Akaban - oh. Karovoe — radial on hanging stone and rock Nut - pass of Artists- about. Artists - radial on about. Malachite Bath - Colored Lakes - Mt. Dragon Tooth (2176m)- about. Mountain Spirits - pass Bird (1A, 2097m)- about. Light - Elephant Rocks- * Dinosaur Peak - r. Jerboa - Akaban

Day 1. Abakan

The meeting and collection of the group takes place at the Abakan railway station. We distribute the public cargo and food for all participants. Then we load things into the transport and go to the beginning of the route - to the Tarmazakovskiy bridge. We will walk 8 km from the bridge and camp for the night.

In the evening we go to the radial exit to the Hanging Stone and Oreshek Rock. Giant-sized fragments of rocks carried by the glacier are visible on the peaks and slopes. This is how the famous piece of rock, weighing about 600 tons, hung on the edge of a cliff. The area of ​​its contact with the plane is no more than a square meter. Surprisingly, the Hanging Stone cannot be moved by either long-term weathering processes or regular earthquakes. Many legends are associated with him.

Day 2. Lake of Artists

Today our goal is the pass and lake of Artists. We leave early in the morning. We go to the picturesque Lake of Artists, located directly under the Parabola Pass (Lower Parabola, 1750 m). Our path will climb to the pass of Artists. Its height is 1926 meters. The lake fascinates with its mirror-like surface. And the reflections of stone ledges and trees growing on them give a special charm. You can't leave here without taking beautiful photos.

By the lake we set up tents in the campsite and have a rest.

Kilometer: 7 km.

Day 3. Malachite bath

After long journeys, we rightfully deserved a rest. However, if you wish, you can make an easy radial exit to the waterfall of Artists and to the lake Malachite bath.

The lake got its name due to the fact that it lies in the rocky depression of the Taigish river bed, surrounded by taiga on all sides. The lake is almost constantly in the shade of cedars, giving its surface an unusual shade. Added to this is the optical effect that occurs when the depth changes. On the one hand, a waterfall from the Lake of Artists flows into the Malachite Bath with noisy jets.

Day 4: Dragon Tooth

Today our goal is to conquer the Dragon's Tooth Peak. We get up early in the morning and make a radial exit to the majestic peak. Dragon's Tooth is the highest (2176 m) and at the same time the most accessible of the Ergak peaks. Both the most difficult routes and simple ones are laid to it. On the way we will visit very beautiful Colored Lakes. After the ascent, we return back to the camp. We stay overnight.

Distance: 15 km.

Day 5. Bird Pass

Today we leave the Lake of Artists and go to Lake Svetloe. We will conquer the high, but not very difficult Ptitsa pass (2097 meters (1A)), we will go to one of the main attractions of Ergak - Lake Svetloe. It is as if cordoned off by a dense cedar-spruce forest, climbing gentle mountains, over which two peaks rushed up - the Bird and the Star. The waters of Svetloye were chosen by black-throated loons. If you have the strength and desire, then you can climb the Ptitsa peak - 2221 m. We will spend the night on the picturesque coast. On the way, we will visit the Little Brother rock and climb to the Lake of Mountain Spirits - the highest and deepest lake in the Ergaki ridge. It is difficult to find such grandeur and all-consuming beauty of mountains and water anywhere else. The parabola will especially amaze you.

Let's go: 7 km.

Day 6. Elephant Rocks

Radially we go to the Rocks-Elephants, on the way we will climb to the top of Mount Vidovka, from where we will see Lake Zolotarnoye. There will be a magnificent panorama of Zvezdny Peak (the highest point of Ergak) and Dinosaur Peak. We spend the night on the familiar shore of the Light.

Distance: 8 km.

Day 7 Reserve (or Dinosaur Peak)

Given the complexity of the Yegrakov relief, climbing the passes is possible only in good weather. Therefore, the instructor reserves this day in reserve. If the weather allows us to complete the entire route according to plan, today we will climb Dinozavr Peak. You will have to climb a steep slope, but the panoramas that we will see there are worth it. Next, we will walk to the “Dinosaur Head” and descend to Zolotarny. We will return to the tents late in the evening and are completely tired - the transition is long, and the area is quite swampy.

Kilometer: 18 km.

Day 8. Return home

We pack up early and head back.

Let's go to the road along the Jerboa River. Returning to civilization, we will load into transport and leave for home. But the "lake" country and the bizarre outlines of rocks in the Western Sayans will leave an indelible mark on your heart.

Distance: 8 km.

Passed kurumnik, however, it did not become easier to go, because. the ascent to the pass of Artists began. This pass has a 2A-category of difficulty, although from the side of Lake Nizhnee Buibinskoye it is not difficult, the path goes along a grassy slope. The height of the pass is 1880 m.

However, not difficult in any way does not mean easy! The climb becomes more and more difficult, and the slope becomes steeper.

On the lake I observe a group of swimmers, and the water there is very cold.

Slowly I rise higher and higher, I often have to rest, and at the same time I take pictures. There are more and more people going towards and along the way. It feels like walking in a city park.

And finally, I reached the saddle of the pass.

From here you have a magnificent view, both to the west and to the east! Fortunately, the weather is favorable to me!

Youth Peak.

This is how Lake Nizhnee Buibinskoe looks like from the Khudozhnikov Pass.

And this is the Lake of Artists, the goal of my trip. Although it would be more accurate to say the end point. And the main goal is the Parabola, which looks good, from this lake.

Having risen to the pass, I found a bunch of people, and mostly children. The group leader approached me and said that he was asked to take me with them, and he respects this woman very much, so he could not refuse.

In the process of getting to know each other, it turned out that this was a group of "difficult" teenagers from Abakan aged 14-16. I don’t know why they are difficult there, I really liked the boys, polite, responsive, stubborn, not lazy. There were 8 children, a leader and three teachers.

At the pass, we had to wait for the guys who had not yet reached it for 30-40 minutes. I spent this time with benefit, rested and took pictures. Before descending, I put the camera in a backpack so that it would not interfere, so I did not take pictures during the descent.

Soon we went, at first we walked a little towards the peak of the Cadets, and only then we abruptly go down. When descending towards the Lake of Artists, you need to find a path on the saddle that leads up, and after 50 meters leads to a stone manhole.

After going down the couloir, we go down the middle scree, although there seems to be another path, easier. The descent was so steep that if I had been alone and had not seen people descending it, I would never have gone.

For me it was the first time and therefore difficult and scary. I saw how easily the boys overcome obstacles and therefore tried to keep up. By the way, I was not a burden for the group, I always walked with everyone together, not lagging behind. The group was closed by the teacher, apparently for insurance.

During the descent, we stopped several times to rest. One thought did not let go of me all the time: “How can I climb back to the pass!?” The pass on this side was so steep, probably 75 degrees! Almost sheer rock.

Be that as it may, at last we still went down to the valley of huge stones! Someone was tired and resting, and the leader Rudy and Dima easily ran up a huge stone. The slope of the stone is large, you need speed and skill to run up immediately.

And the boys are resting, some are very tired, although at this age they recover quickly.

Having rested, we continue our way further. You have to walk on huge stones or between them. The road is marked with pyramids of pebbles, sometimes you don’t know the road to the left or right of it. Going again is difficult and difficult, but we are moving forward towards the intended goal.

Finally we passed the stone labyrinth and it becomes easier to go. My backpack weighs only 8-10 kg, but what is it like to go with a weight of 20 or 30 kg? After all, if you go for a long time, you need to take many times more products. And now, after such a difficult journey, the Parabola finally appeared, though not yet in all its glory.

And soon I saw the long-awaited Lake of Artists. Although there is still a long way to go.

And yet we soon reached the lake, the time was 4:30 p.m. it turned out that I reached the lake from the base in 9 hours and 30 meters. We set up tents, collected dry firewood and lit a fire. By the way, according to the order of the head, only "difficult teenagers" were engaged in a fire and cooking dinner. I also contributed a little of my help to the guys in collecting firewood.

While the guys were preparing dinner, the "senior" enjoyed the beauty of nature. And since the weather was warm, I began to incite them to swim. And soon after me everyone climbed into the water. Having plunged once, I, remembering that I did not take a camera with me, ran after him. To run, of course, did not work, because. boulders lay all around, but as best I could.

He brought the camera and captured all the swimmers. Although the water was not just cold, but VERY COLD, there were more than enough people who wanted to experience the effect of cold water on the human body.

The whole team is assembled: Nina, Andrey, Dima and Rudis.

To capture myself while swimming in the lake of Artists, I asked our only girl Nina. She did it just fine, like swimming in cold water. The first feeling when you get into cold water is an immediate desire to get out of it as soon as possible.

And since I experienced it three times, I realized that every time desires change and the body slowly begins to get used to cold water. Here we get out of the water so inconveniently, because there are large boulders at the bottom and we have to look for a foothold where to take the next step.

After swimming in ice water, we became completely different people. Fatigue disappeared, cheerfulness and good mood appeared. While we were swimming, dinner was already prepared by our guys. After dinner, we sat and talked for a long time. I learned from them that there is another topiary art park in Abakan, which I took into account.

This is our main leader and guide, who knows all the paths of the reserve. Many thanks to him for the fact that I was able to see the most interesting places of the Ergaki reserve.

After dinner, I walked around a little with a camera and took pictures of the beauty around us.

The unique and only Parabola rock on the planet. The height of the rocks is 500 meters. According to legend, this is the ancient spaceport of the Lemurians. Rock Parabola (Brothers) is one of the brightest symbols of Ergaki Natural Park.

Her peaks are called Big Brother (left) and Thin Brother (right). The saddle between the brothers has an almost perfect parabola shape, which is why some people do not believe that such a rock exists in reality.

This saddle is a pass, and it can be climbed without equipment in dry weather. The brothers themselves can also be climbed. The easiest way is to Big Brother. By the way, my companions were going to “run away” to Parabola in the morning.

When I saw the rock, I strongly doubted the ease of conquering the Parabola, although now, being far from it, and sitting at the computer, I think that it was probably possible. How much the feeling of a person at a distance still changes! I want to go back there again and see, feel what I did not have time to do the first time.

Seeing the Parabola was the main goal of my trip.

, the place is just right for them, to paint pictures, beauty, in a word.

My tent

In the evening, a strong wind blew and overtook dark rain clouds, we all, in anticipation of a downpour, rather hid in tents, but the rain turned out to be not torrential, but pretty wet the ground.

In the morning, when I got up and began to collect my things, everyone was still sleeping. I had breakfast, put the rest of my things and the resulting garbage into a backpack and went to say goodbye to the lake and the Parabola. Approaching the lake, he saw Nina already awake, said goodbye to her, thanked her again for the company.

He cast a farewell glance at the surrounding beauties and went back. Time is 7:30. I have completed my plan for a trip to Ergaki and I am leaving this most beautiful place with a sense of satisfaction. And I go and think, in my head I have only one thought: “How will I climb the pass?”

I remember the path and landmarks, but a very steep climb scares me. After an hour of walking, I came to the foot of the pass. Having rested a little, I began to climb, walked carefully, because. I am alone and in which case, no one will help me, and random tourists do not go so early. While I was walking, I did not see a single person.

I climb slowly, carefully, with rest stops, the weather is cloudy, which is not very good for my mood, but there are pluses in this. It's not hot, but it's very hot for me to go uphill. Be that as it may, but after an hour and a half from the beginning of the ascent, I nevertheless climbed to the top of the Pass of Artists. Here I rested, took the camera out of my backpack and took some pictures.

Then he again put the device in a backpack and went down from the pass. Going down is also not easy, you need to step carefully, otherwise you can roll down head over heels. But in any case, it is already much easier than the climb. And soon I'm in the valley. I decided to go a slightly different way, visually chose the target and walked towards it along the shortest straight line.

Here again he took out the device and took some pictures. On my way I came across the snowfields of the past winter and the ground overgrown with moss. He walked for a long time, of course, he was tired, soon the clouds blew up and the sun began to warm. The heat made walking even more difficult. I decided to return to the base in a different way, I really did not want to go an extra five kilometers. And he took the direction to Tarmazakovskiy bridge.

However, later I realized that this option was not the best. I did not know the exact road, when someone came across, I asked. And sometimes you come up, and the path forks or even goes in three directions, you have to choose the direction, only relying on intuition. And she can let you down and then you will wind extra kilometers.

In general, with all sorts of difficulties and wanderings, at 13:30 I was on the Tarmazakovskiy bridge. From here I intended to hitchhike to my base. However, those who wanted to give me a lift had to wait for some time, although not very long. I was given a ride by a recent resident of the Caucasus. The drive is only about 10 km and at 14:50 I was already sitting in my house at the base.

In general, I arrived at 7:20. After taking a shower, we went to the dining room to have lunch. The products have already been delivered, and we were able to eat deliciously and inexpensively. The rest was spent relaxing and walking around the base.

The next day at 7 o'clock in the morning, we leave "Ergaki", we leave with a feeling of regret that we managed to see so little. "Ergaki" struck with their beauty!

You need to come here for a longer time, but with the weather, how lucky, in any summer month the weather is very changeable. We left with confidence, we will definitely return here! Ergaki will not let you forget about yourself!

The beginning of the trip to the Ergaki reserve read

I continue my photo report about the trip to Ergaki. Today I will show you the most picturesque place, for which many people go to Ergaki, — lake of artists and Parabola in Ergaki.

Crossing the Pass of Artists

1. Today we started from our parking lot at the Crossroads and went to the main beauties of Ergakov, which are located behind the Pass of Artists. The weather today pleased with the absence of rain, so there was no need to worry about wet stones. We walked along the already familiar path to Karovoe (Lower Buibinskoe) Lake. With backpacks, the transition was more difficult, but still, thanks to several days of active walks along the kurumnik, it no longer seemed very difficult. When we reached the lake, I looked towards the Pass of the Artists and just above it there was a bright white gap in the clouds.

2. After some time, the weather really changed, and the sun appeared. It was extremely pleasant to feel its warm rays on us, which we had not seen for several days in a row.

3. View of Peak Molodyozhny.

4. View from the pass towards Lake Khudozhnikov. You can already see it among the trees.

5. From the pass there was a good view of the lakes. And after the rain they obviously become more than now. You can see a few nameless ones that can turn this place into a real lake district.

6. The most difficult thing today was the descent from Pass Artists. More experienced members of our group helped the others with backpacks. Stomping among the rocks along the kurumnik, I understand that this is really mine. This is what delights both the process itself and the result - when you look back and see the path traveled.

7. It remains only to be glad that the transitions that seemed difficult before the trip are quite possible to go through, and even enjoy the process.

8. Ergaki is really a fabulous country, and I will not get tired of repeating it, because the nature here is amazing!

9. After kurumnik we saw Lake Harmony, and it exactly lives up to its name.

10. Sitting on the shore, you feel a sense of peace and quiet, looking at its smooth lines and circles of rain running across the water.

11. Peace and complete detachment from all worries, even if only for a few minutes, which lasts our halt, can give a huge amount of strength and energy.

12. And now we come to the valley in which the well-known in Ergaki hid lake of artists. Emotions overflow, I want to get a camera and start shooting everything that the eye sees. I stop myself with the fact that among this beauty there are still many days to live. We still admire the mirror luggage of lakes, the seething streams of waterfalls and the ghostly silhouettes of cedars in the fog.

13. In the meantime, I am immensely happy, opening my soul towards a dream. After all, how could it be otherwise when you are sitting on the shore, looking at the gathering dusk and watching the fantastic Parabola in Ergaki, which gradually disappears in the descending fog. Thanks to Misha for his wonderful world that he opens up for us. True happiness is to appreciate every moment of your life, which is now filled with harmony and beauty of the world around Ergakov.

Climbing the parabola

14. The next day was the sixth and can be safely called an ode to the tripod, because today I made a lot of shots with it. It began with an early seven-hour breakfast and promised to be fine, so we quickly gathered in a radial trip to Parabola.

15. First we climbed the first part of the parabola - the Fat Brother. At times, our ascent looked funny, but, oddly enough, it was quite real.

16. From the height of the Parabola in Ergaki, you can look at mountain spirit lake.

17. Or you can linger, because there is no eternal city fuss here.

18. Admire the surrounding views of the mountain Ergakov.

19. Or have fun jumping over the abyss.

20. But the Lake of Artists from this point has lost all its picturesqueness. Some uneven accumulation of water of different depths mixed with stones.

21. We went back to the Lake of Mountain Spirits.

22. Walked along its shore.

23. Another look at Ergaki, Lake of Artists.

24. Peace and landscapes of wondrous beauty. You can admire and not rush anywhere.

25. We continue to examine Ergaki. The parabola is a giant rock with two peaks: Fat Brother (left) and Thin Brother. The height of the cliff is about 500 meters. There is a straight line between the peaks. You can only see it from a certain angle. From all other sides, the rock does not look like a parabola at all.

26. At the base of the parabola is located lake of artists.

27. With white clouds, the Lake of Artists looks completely different.

28. A lot of cheerful blue flowers grow around to match the sky.

29. Bright blue watersheds.

31. In Ergaki, in the vicinity of the lake of Artists and the parabola, there are a great many of them.

32. There are other blue flowers.

33. Another look at the Parabola, straight ahead.

Evening on the Lake of Artists in Ergaki

34. And in conclusion, a few evening shots taken on the lake of artists in Ergaki.

35. There are no crowds of tourists here even in summer, so you can enjoy the silence.

36. To the accompaniment of timid sunset colors lake of artists looks especially beautiful. No wonder it has become a favorite place for Krasnoyarsk artists. For which it got its name.

37. The famous island on the Lake of Artists leaves no one indifferent.

38. We admire the reflection of sunset clouds in the lake.

39. Here they are, Ergaki and the Lake of Artists.

40. Saying goodbye to this day, the sun gilded the tops of the Parabola and hid behind the pass.

41. Fairyland Ergaki. The parabola is proof of this.

42. Here comes the evening. The sun hid. So it's time for us to sleep.

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