the lake Utkul in forest steppe of the West Siberian plain near the village Pleshkovo

Huge valley of the Ob river near the city of Barnaul

Huge valley of the Ob river near the of city Barnaul (at night)

40-m thickness of loss deposits

Mountainous forest belt at the Northern part of the Altai mountains near the village Cherga

Shaman pole on the Syminski pass

Cirque and the lake on the cirque floor - view from the summit of Mt Sarlyk

the Katun river valley near the village Bolshoi Yaloman

Plural terraces of the Katun river near the village of Bolshoi Yaloman

Alluvial deposits of the Katun river near the village Bolshoi Yaloman

Valley of the Menka river near the village Aktash

One of the Ulagan lakes (near Aktash)

Swampy place in valley of the Chuya river near the village Aktash

View on the North Chuyan mountainous range from the village Aktash

The beginning of the Kurai steppe - inter-mountainous depression

One-line stony poles near the burial kurgan in the Kurai steppe

the Chuya river valley near the village Chagan-Uzun

Camping place in the Chuya river valley near the village Chagan-Uzun

Mountains near the village Chagan-Uzun (of about 3000 - 3300 m)

Differently coloured mountains before the Chuyan steppe (ancient subduction zone)

Lime mountains near the village Chagan-Uzun

Differently coloured mountains in ancient subduction zone near the village Chagan-Uzun

Differently coloured steep banks of the Tydtuyaryk river in ancient subduction zone

the Chuya river valley near the beginning of Chyaun steppe - inter-mountainous depression

View on the Chuyan steppe from surrounding mountains

View on the South Chuyan mountainous range from the village Ortolyk

the Chuyan steppe near the village Ortolyk

Lake in the Chuyan steppe

The typical Altai village - Ortolyk in the Chyan steppe

Takyr in the Chyan steppe

Pleistocene lake deposits in the valley of river Chagan-Uzun near the village Beltir

The Kuskunnur river valley near the village Beltir

Rift valley of the Kuskunnur river near the village Beltir

Pole of alluvial deposits in the Kuskunnur river