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RUSSIAN COAST | ЯНВАРЬ 2021
ЭКСТРИМ | EXTREME
The first thing I thought about when I opened the borders
ENG in the summer of 2020, that if they were closed again,
it would be better to isolate yourself not in a nine­story
panel building, but on the bosom of Turkish nature.
Many at the thought of moving to Turkey wonder: "What to do in
Turkey when I come there?" Hiking is my hobby, it's my meaning of
life. Everything is in close proximity here. All you have to do is figure
out who to go camping with.
At first, I began writing in local publics on Facebook and
VKontakte. A little searching for people, I create a community that in
two months was able to grow to 150 participants. And then began
our adventures.
Foot tourism is not much developed here. Therefore, they decided
to check each route on themselves. Armed with the Internet, three
navigation programs and a translator, for several days I tried to
study the local camping color.
The first hike is a walk along the asphalt. Everything became more
interesting when we decided to get off the road and go deep into
the forest. I want to note that in Turkey you will not be able to walk
freely in the forest. And the reason for this is barbs.
There are small bushes with acorns on them. This is a kind of
oak — Turkish shrub is better bypassed. Its leaves seem to be
covered with spikes that can scratch you when you touch. And
imagine a rose with spikes, which, like a barbed wire of several
tens of meters, lies in the forest and does not allow it to pass. This
is exactly the plant that cannot be torn with a foot or hand. It is so
strong that it is better to get around it, step over or crawl under it.
But the Lycian trail is a cool place, specially equipped for hiking
with trails and signs. So gradually our campaigns become more
interesting and more interesting.
We don't just go to the woods. Our hikes are diverse, and not
one looks like the previous one. For example, we went to mountains
close to the Mediterranean Sea. To ancient places. Walking through
the fragments of the Ottoman Empire is not to convey either photos
or using video. And there are only three such places from my
window. A trip to the highest peak of these places is the top of the
Taurus Mountains, Chebel­i Reis (1620 meters). There are a lot of
people in our tour club, and we learn all the new routes from them.
What I like about these trips is that you only have to take water
with you. The rest can be ripped off the branch. I call such trips
"touring." Only in Turkey I first tried with a branch of kiwi, walnut and
almonds. Grapes, figs and pomegranates grow here at every step.
It was especially fun to observe the vine rising up the pine. Hanging
from a branch, a dense bunch hangs next to pine cones.
In this country you can travel in any direction. If you go to
Antalya, then there is the Lycian trail and national parks. If in the
direction of Gaziapash — there are many fascinating places that
replace each other. The blue Delick Denise Bay alone is worth
what. If you go towards the nearby Taurus Mountains, then most
hiking routes are there: a pine forest, smells of field flowers with bees
buzzing above them, fresh air and fertile silence...
So, I believe, and self­isolation should take place, where you
not only hid from people so as not to become infected with a new
infection, but also could improve your health no worse than in
a sanatorium.
Be healthy and go on hikes more often.
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