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Dawn in the mountains of Adygea

During the trip to the reserves of Adygea, we stopped for the night on the slope side of the mountain. At dawn, the sun's rays illuminated the main mountain of the ridge, and an inspiring landscape of the sacred mountain of the Circassians appeared in front of us. It is called Big Thach, in honor of one of the heroes of the folk epic. Now we met him.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: NIKON D3000
Copyright: © Pavel Demin