The Valley of Geysers - the pearl of Kamchatka, one of the wonders not only in Russia but also worldwide. The valley is located in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, in the swimming pool of one of the tributaries of the noisy, among the mountains of the Eastern volcanic belt. In the bowl of an ancient, extinct centuries ago the lake, pulled to the surface from the bowels of the earth hot fountains and jets of boiling water.
Geyser Valley - one of the major geographical discoveries of the twentieth century. In 1941, Tatyana Ustinova, a geologist at the Kronotsky Nature Reserve and the conductor Anisifor Krupenin, conducted the study, why in one of the river water is warmer than the other. During a halt from the ground suddenly broke jet of boiling water, accompanied by a couple of clubs and underground rumble, pretty frightened travelers. It was a geyser, which later was called "firstborn" .Today, in the territory of almost 7 square kilometers, there are more than 20 big geysers. Each geyser has a name, character, periods of sleep and wakefulness, each one is unique, unique and each has its own "life", the rhythm izverzheniy.Odni geysers emit fountains of hot water and steam for 10-12 minutes every other erupt once in 4 5 o'clock.
At the height of the nine-storey building in one minute 30 tons of water spewing biggest geyser valley "Giant" and a geyser "Triple" to its name - gush jets of steam from the three holes
. Geyser "Firstborn" emits a jet of boiling water directly into the river, raising the temperature in it
. Geyser "Sugar" sparkles in the sun iridescent crown, and a geyser "Fountain" beats up a thin stream
. Jets Geyser "Crystal" shine like a precious rock, silent years "Grotto" to suddenly bring down the slope into the river dozens of tons of muddy water and geyser "Goblin" in contrast, is very "talkative" - groans and hoots in a state of semi-submersible
. Fantastic this place hundreds complement gushing springs, hot and warm lake waters and acidic lakes, thermophilic algae, streams, waterfalls, escaping from under the ground gas-steam jets, boiling pots of red clay
. It is truly heavenly, frightening and fascinating at the same time their primitive spectacle
. At this point, the tourist is better to be cautious and extremely careful not to get burned, caught in the stream of boiling water, or failure foot in scalding muck disguised Polyanka of bright green grass
. Trust in the Valley can only Artemisia
. It is a familiar and unpretentious in appearance plant was chosen by an absolutely safe place where tourists can have a rest and fearlessly break, admiring the enchanting spectacle around
. Tourists are taken to the Valley in a helicopter
. During the flight, the helicopter circled over the volcano Karymskii, spits ash clouds and circled around the volcano Small Semyachik turquoise acid lake in the crater
.
Spring in the valley comes a month earlier than usual, and then everything around comes alive and flourishing. Many species of plants, animals, birds, some species of which are found only here - all this unique ecosystem of the Valley of Geysers. Peculiar landscape of the valley in the late autumn and early winter - the snow falling from the sky and from the earth escaping steam and kipyatok.Dolinu Geysers recommended to visit in the summer and autumn.
Photo: Valley of Geysers