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From Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk: Enjoying the Boreal forests and a local delicacy, KVAS

Beyond the Horizon: Part 4 pp171-196 Irkutsk to Moscow to meet with Julie 5,400km to Moscow, 11,000km to Lisbon. Leaving Irkutsk: The Angara River (top right) and the Angara Valley (left) Colin rides on his first highway since the Coquihalla Pass in British Columbia.

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From Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk: Enjoying the Boreal forests and a local delicacy, KVAS

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  1. Beyond the Horizon: Part 4 pp171-196Irkutsk to Moscow to meet with Julie5,400km to Moscow, 11,000km to Lisbon

  2. Leaving Irkutsk:The Angara River (top right) and the Angara Valley (left)Colin rides on his first highway since the Coquihalla Pass in British Columbia

  3. From Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk:Enjoying the Boreal forests and a local delicacy, KVAS

  4. Krasnoyarsk, Russia • 800km from Irkutsk • On the Little Yenisey River • Siberia’s 3rd largest city • Colin stayed in the Train Station in September of 2001 after his kayak adventure on the Yenisey • He met a mafia hit man who killed people for $100

  5. Krasnoyarsk, Russia:The railroad station

  6. Krasnoyarsk, Russia:With, of course, its churches and Lenin Statue

  7. Novosibirsk, Russia: Colin describes it as a “bleak urban Anywhere” 1,800km from Irkutsk, 3,600km to Moscow

  8. Novosibirsk, Russia:Its train station, Lenin statue and churches

  9. Novosibirsk, Russia: Below left: the marker of the geographical center of RussiaBelow right: the technical library is the largest in the world

  10. Novosibirsk Zoo:Home of the famous “liger,” a tiger/ lion cross

  11. Leaving Novosibirsk:2000km of flat cycling to the Ural Mountains and Europe

  12. Omsk: one city in the Western Siberian Lowlands

  13. …with its churches and its Lenin!

  14. The Ural Mountains

  15. Continent #3: Colin enters Europe - 1 year and 17 days after leaving Vancouver

  16. The M5 Highway to Moscow

  17. Moscow, Russia:Colin cycles to the ring road (to wait for Tim?)

  18. Things to do in Moscow:

  19. Moscow, Russia:The famous and beautiful Red Square

  20. Not only does Moscow have a Lenin statue, it has the real thing – embalmed!

  21. More images from Moscow:

  22. Finally, the Canadian Embassy, Moscow:Colin and Julie make preparations for the next half of their adventure…

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