An old and exhausted quarry near the city of Mednogorsk, Orenburg Region. It is considered the oldest in the region. Its development began in 1935, when a team of geologists found copper ore here. The

The outskirts of the city of Orsk, Lake Zaboy. A former quarry, which was eventually flooded with water. A deep lake of a peculiar shape was formed. They say that in the 90s, local bandits came here. Here

One of the most popular tourist destinations in the Orenburg region is Nose Mountain. It is part of the Karamurun-Tau ridge. The height is approximately 400 meters above sea level. It stands out even in

In a small village in the Orenburg region, an abandoned church was found. More precisely, it was marked on the maps as abandoned and destroyed. But when we arrived in the village, we saw that they were

Photo session of the cat Miracle from the last trip to the steppes of the Orenburg region. It was relatively warm outside, so the cat was in light hiking clothes. As befits a real tourist, the clothes

In the Orenburg region, not far from the city of Orsk, a small and specific landmark was found. On the maps it is marked as the Devil's Finger rock. And the description says that once upon a time, a bas-relief

This place in the Orenburg region is unofficially called "Long Mountains". Quite a long chain of hills, gradually turning into the Ural Mountains, into part of the Karamurantau ridge. The places

Orenburg region, the bank of the Chernovskoye reservoir. There is an interesting natural monument here, which is popularly called the Red Cliff. This is a relief cliff of red sandstone, about 100 meters

The first stop at the beginning of the May trip around the Ulyanovsk region. The stop was spontaneous, we just pulled off the highway and drove a little along a dirt road away from the noise and dust to

The city of Mednogorsk, Orenburg region. The city is small, but there were many industrial metallurgical enterprises here. Some are still operating, while others are abandoned and destroyed. Since all

Photos of nature near the village of Novoberezovsky, Samara region, and the reservoir of the same name. The trip was for reconnaissance, to find out the situation with the water level, whether it is possible

A few sketches of spring in the fields of the Samara region. The pictures were taken about a month ago, when there was still a lot of snow, but it was actively melting. The sky is already blue as in spring,

Spring photos of awakening nature. Mosses, tree roots, blossoming buds on trees. Mosses are still uniform, but soon there will be different ones, similar to sprouts and small mushrooms. And in general

A funny little moment from the life of the cat Miracle. I have a sticker on my car window, a cat from an internet meme. A white cat. When I saw this sticker on the marketplace, I immediately decided to

A few more landscapes of the Samara region, taken in early spring. The pictures seem to be winter, but they already have a spring feel. The sun is already shining brighter, the colors are becoming more

A few joyless spring landscapes. They do not have gloomy shades, like autumn landscapes, but they do not please the eye like the nature of late spring, when grass and trees begin to turn green everywhere.

The weather has been relatively warm for a long time, the snow has melted, it's time to take summer photos, but I can't help but publish the remaining photos from winter, from the coldest part, from February.

Spring landscapes of the Samara region. The pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago, there was still ice on the reservoir. It was already dangerous to go out on it, even experienced fishermen had already

Spring photo shoot for the cat Miracle. Despite the fact that it is sunny outside, the air has not warmed up yet, so the cat walks around in clothes. Although he is woolen, he freezes outside, perhaps

Not long ago I had a post about a frozen man-made waterfall. Now I am publishing photos taken in the same place, but the waterfall has already thawed. There was little snow this year, so the flow of water