Photo–report on a kayak trip around Lake Baikal

9th August, 47th day out, 1372 km. This huge stone lie in the bay near the Elokhin Cape.

9th August, 47th day out, 1373 km. Cape Elokhin — the northern boundary of the Baikalo–Lensky Nature Reserve.

10th August, 48th day out, 1373 km. View from Cape Elokhin towards the Cape Zavorotny.

10th August, 48th day out, 1379 km. Ledyanaya Rivulet. The ice in the river–bed is sometimes lie till July. But it`s getting August...

10th August, 48th day out, 1379 km. Ledyanaya Rivulet and the cape of the same name.

10th August, 48th day out, 1380 km. Baikalsky Range to the south of Ledyanoy Cape.

10th August, 48th day out, 1379 km. View from the Baikalsky Range not far from the stream Ledyanaya towards Cape Severny Kedrovy.

10th August, 48th day out, 1381 km. View of Leadyanoy Cape.

10th August, 48th day out, 1407 km. Night Baikal from Cape Zavorotny.

11th August, 49th day out, 1407 km. Evening afterglow. Cape Zavorotny.

11th August, 49th day out, 1407 km. View from Cape Zavorotny towards the Cape Bolshoi Solontsovy.

11th August, 49th day out, 1422 km. Cape Bolshoi Solontsovy ahead. In a few minutes Gorny, the mountain wind, will rise up.

11th August, 49th day out, 1422 km. A few without reaching extremities of Maly Solontsovy Cape. Here to us the second time for this day was necessary to be cast ashore.

11th August, 49th day out, 1430 km. These waves easily throw stones through coastal barrage, reaching meter heights.

11th August, 49th day out, 1430 km. This isn`t a storm, it`s a wave run–up (swell) raised by the Kultuk wind. A hundred metres from the shore, waves reach a height of 2 metres.

13th August, 51st day out, 1430 km. Forced stop at Solontsovaya Bay.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1437 km. The wind fell away and Baikal was calm. Closest cape — Bolshoy Solontsovuy.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1438 km. Cliffs of the Sagan–Moryan Cape.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1452 km. On Cape Tyteri. Cape Shartlay in the distance. After three days of bad weather, Baikal presented us with a few days of calm.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1452 km. View from the Cape Tyteri towards the Cape Pokoiniki.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1461 km. Valley of the river Shartlay at the cape of the same name.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1461 km. On Cape Shartlay.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1474 km. On Cape Rytiy.

14th August, 52nd day out, 1474 km. On Cape Rytyi.