Cold is good! :) Even windy, snowy conditions are okay for me. I'm completely tolerant of below zero temps. I'm 100% warm blooded, always craving cold temperatures with a strong dislike for bright sunlight and warmth.
Most of Russia is not tourist friendly! But I need the help of a Russian speaker along the way, with good English skills. This is the main challenge for me. Today I've just read a great report about the bears there - http://dementievskiy.livejournal.com/382870.html. Awesome! Unfortunately, I didn't see any bears in Alaska, although there are plenty there.
Ask Mike (kiowa), he used to be hunting guide for foreign hunters. He know people and companies one can rely upon. Ecological tourism is not unknown there. For bears you should go to Kamchatka when salmon go uprivers. You will see more than you want. Same true for Alaska, actually.
Okay! Thanks for the reference. I saw the salmon running in Alaskan streams. Amazing to watch the circle of life in progress. And I admire Alaskans for taking such good care of the natural beauty around them. So many unique Alaskan laws and regulations to ensure survival of wildlife and preservation of the vast forest there.
Have you been to this area? How will I be able to get around without good Russian skills? I don't want to get lost in the Russian forest, surviving off of wild mushrooms and berries for the rest of my life. :))
oh)) No, I live in Kazan. But from 1996 to 1998 I lived in Eastern Siberia. Ust Kut on the Lena River. It was great! The city is located along the river, and then to the North Pole - Taiga and no settlements! ) 3000 km!))
Russia is very much to see it. You should plan your route. To start ride on Lake Baikal by train. Many foreign tourists are now going there. Moscow - Severobaykal'sk - Slyudyanka- Irkutsk. Next time, Primorsky Krai. After Kamchatka. Russia is good because most of the area completely wild. Look Kukmor blog, he is now a part of bloggers puteshemstvut Kamchatka) http://kukmor.livejournal.com/1238214.html Yesterday he wrote about the bears))
Cool! Yes, I'm reading bloggers kukmor and dementievskiy and following their expedition. I love the bears!! I can't plan a route that long! It's too much time and so expensive to travel from America to these regions. I don't have the financial resources. So, only one destination is possible each time. Unless I suddenly become very rich or find a sponsor, both of which are highly unlikely.
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the Altai region is more picturesque but people are abundant there.
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Check this guy out:
http://kiowa-mike.livejournal.com/tag/%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0
Actually he may have advice were to go as a tourist in those places.
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a very large area
beyond the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean to the east))
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No, I live in Kazan.
But from 1996 to 1998 I lived in Eastern Siberia. Ust Kut on the Lena River. It was great!
The city is located along the river, and then to the North Pole - Taiga and no settlements! ) 3000 km!))
Russia is very much to see it. You should plan your route. To start ride on Lake Baikal by train. Many foreign tourists are now going there. Moscow - Severobaykal'sk - Slyudyanka- Irkutsk. Next time, Primorsky Krai. After Kamchatka. Russia is good because most of the area completely wild.
Look Kukmor blog, he is now a part of bloggers puteshemstvut Kamchatka) http://kukmor.livejournal.com/1238214.html
Yesterday he wrote about the bears))
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