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This lake is the deepest on the planet (1637 m). Its capacity is nearly 6000 cubic miles - greater than all of the Great Lakes combined and accounting for more than one fifth of the total volume of fresh water on Earth. Cristall-clean and cold water, even in the end of summer just about +10 degrees.

It was idea of my friend to go there. I had time, so I went. Ten days we was walking around the south part of Baikal along the old railway (red points on the map is our way). There was rocks from one side and coast from another. Railway has dosens of tonnels on the way, and one end of it finishes under the water.

Blue points on the map show second, different part of the trip - u can see more on the next page.

Ok, just look the pictures.

Because of its age and isolation, Baikal's ecology is unique. About one third of its flora and two thirds of its fauna are found nowhere else. Possibly the most unusual of these is the golomyanka. This eight inch long fish is totally transparent and scaleless, and about a third of its bodyweight is made up of oil. It lives at a depth of about 1500 feet, but at night swims to the surface to feed on plankton. In the morning, though, it must flee back to the icy depths before its oils turn to liquid, killing it.

Fresh lake water was giving us strenth to move with heavy backs.

..more pics are coming..

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