Incredibly beautiful pictures, after seeing that you will want to Altai

In Russia a lot of amazing places, but one of the most beautiful and mysterious is considered the Altai. His mountain landscapes wealth compared to the Alps, and the painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich called them the "pearl of Asia". But that's not all — the local lake with crystal clear water, rapid rivers, steppes with their eternal winds do Altai real fairy tale for photographers and tourists.

From the most seasoned travelers can often hear: "I have Not seen the Altai, didn't recognize myself." Because here are in a different world, where the surrounding space as if reading your thoughts and then respond to them — suddenly fallen snow, rainbow or swept inches from you boulder.

But these places are better left unsaid, but to go there. Therefore, we have prepared for you with the most beautiful types of Altai to inspire on a journey that will forever change your life.

1. Sredneokhtinsky the lake. © Evgeny Krivosheev

2. Milky Way over lake Kucherla. © Svetlana Shupenko

3. The bridge over the river Katun. © Oleg Ivastov

4. Wintering ducks and swans on the Bright lake. © Vitaly Dzhazator

5. Flower trail. © Svetlana Shupenko

6. Lenticular clouds over the steppe. © Svetlana Shupenko

7. The flowering meadows of Altai. © Alexander Antoshchenko

8. Belukha mountain at sunset. © Vitaly Dzhazator

9. The confluence of Chuya and Katun, Altai mountains.

10. The view of the valley of the river Chuya.

11. After the storm. © Anton Petrus

12. Argut River. © Helen Tikhomirova

13. Autumn in Altai. © Alex Kachurin

14. Geyser lake in the village of Aktash. © Svetlana Shupenko

15. The cat admires the South Chuiskiy ridge. © Andrey Zhizhko

16. Unusual and spectacular phenomenon. Virga, precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground, over the Chui steppe. © Svetlana Shupenko

17. Salt lake Burlinskoe.

18. Rainy sunset in the Tract Akkurum views Dulisminskoye the valley. © Alexander Antoshchenko

19. Magical Altai wreath. © Aleksandra Kokoza

20. In space. © Alexander Antoshchenko

21. Lower shavlinskoe lake. © Konstantin Maslak