The blue queen. Red Square, Moscow, Russia
The square. Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Stuff. Irony at the museum, Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Tourists. Desna and Renee approaching Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Cathedral icon. St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Smoke break. A stop at Bratsk, short of our final destination due to Siberian wildfire, Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Airport. A stop in time, Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Meeting Andrey. Planning groundwork at Lake Baikal, Tran Siberian Railway, Lake Baikail, Russia
Windows. A commuter passes the Tran Siberian Railway, Lake Baikal, Russia
Neighborhood. Apartment view in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia
Communication. Translating landscape prehistory with Dimitri, a Buryat archaeologist and Amber, our translator. Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia
Head of state. Lenin statuary at Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russia
Oboe summit. A stop for respect and refreshment on the way to Ust-Barguzin, Buryatia, Russia
The banya. A backyard sauna in Ust-Barguzin, Buryatia, Russia
Village streets. The road to the river crossing in Ust-Barguzin, Buryatia, Russia
Travel mode. Ust-Barguzin to out boat at Monakhovo, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
Longshore. The bay of Ust-Barguzin, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
Fishing the bay. I had time for a few casts in the shallows of Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
A shore shrine. Near Karbulik, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
On the shore. A stop before we hit the trail, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
Baikal woodland near Karbulik, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
Trail's end. Karbulik, Lake Baikal, Buryatia, Russia
Andrey the red. Drifting in the sand, Ust-Barguzin, Buryatia, Russia
Elements. Shoreline tree at Ust-Barguzin, Buryatia, Russia
Datsan holy. The center of Buddhism in Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, Russia
Tanxoi. Our depot on the Trans Siberian Railway, Tanxoi, Buryatia, Russia
Apartment Irkutsk. Our last rendevouz in Irkutsk, Russia