"STOLBY" - unique NATURE RESERVE

   Hello Steemers! My name is Uliana.  

Today I`d like to share with you some information about a wonderful place – a National Nature Reserve Krasnoyarsk «Stolby». Krasnoyarsk Columns is a unique phenomenon. It is written a lot of books, articles, poems, and songs about it. The movies are made about it and they are the source of inspiration of artists. Many lives and events are connected to it. A unique move of “stolbistov” was born and still alive there with its own traditions and unique folklore.    

  Almost all rocks of the reserve have names. Also some of the individual stones and fragments (part) of the rocks are named. Rocks can be solitary or to form groups. On the rocks laid moves that tend to lead to the top. A special place on the rock, the passage of which requires special skills, is called “hitrushka.” 

On the area of the the reserve 56 species of mammals live and 762 species of plants grow, 150 of which are subject to special protection. Among large and medium-sized predators in the reserve live: the brown bear, wolf, lynx, wolverine, fox, badger. Among ungulates more common is siberian stag – the largest subspecies of red   deer. There are roes and elks. There you can find a flying squirrel or a bat. The most common plant is fir.  

     In the reserve about 400 species of insects are noted. One of them is the taiga tick – a carrier of a dangerous disease for people – tick-borne encephalitis. First active mites appear in the spring as the earth free from snow. The maximum activity of ticks usually occurs in late May or early June. In July comes the decline in their activity, and in August, there are only isolated instances. Therefore visiting reserve you must be very careful and regularly inspect yourself and travel companions for the presence of ticks.     

   The area of the reserve “Stolby” closely borders the city of Krasnoyarsk, so tourists usually do not have problems with accommodation: there are enough hotels in the city where you can stay for the night. To get out of the city to the reserve you can by public transport (he doesn’t reach the boundary of the reserve only 2 km). This distance visitors usually pass on foot or use the reserve’s bus on weekends, which delivers them directly to the reserve.  

Don`t you want to visit this place?)

With great love, Uliana