Voikar, son of the Urals

Summer Voikar - passing the path to the Ural Mountains. Near, but not simple, because unlike Syni Voikar - almost all over for real mountain river, with many shoals, with these thresholds. Most rapids area Voikar begins below the left of its tributary the Tan-yu and stretches about 50 miles, almost to the top of the village Voikar. Here, half a kilometer from the Tan-yu, is a threshold that at low water is dangerous, especially for heavy boats and rafts, as a passage for him is narrow and is sandwiched between two large stones. But in general it is quite pass as the rest of the thresholds Voikar. In the upper rapids Voikar less than the average flow. He is calm and the lower reaches, where the senses backwater from Obi. Like most of its major tributaries, Voikar ends temporary lake - litter. Sor this - a place foraging salmon, sturgeon fingerlings, - declared the reserve. Fishing is conducted only at the mouth of Voikar, where the short channel to it is connected with the Ob. Here, on the high left bank, stands the village of fishermen Khanty Ust-Voikar. In late summer, in Ust-Voikar can be seen as caught and salted herring Sos'va. Voykarsky litter is very shallow, its depth in the summer average about half a meter, and that's on the flooded meadow where a winding river. In windy weather, when, because of the waves can not see the stream flowing through the rubbish voykarskoy greenish water, it is difficult to hold a boat or a motorboat. We have to go "blueprint", ie, constantly Gaugeable depth of six and pick the channel. Guide can serve as a high promontory on the southern shore of the litter - the main channel runs close to him and then, describing a wide arc, part of the average of the three branches, which Voikar poured into the garbage. Losing track, you can see it with the cape, perched on the steep bank, or rather, one of the cedars growing there. From the heights, even when a large wave at the Soret, visible whitish-green ribbon voykarskoy water. At the end of summer with this cape can be seen as black bands on the flats at the top of Voikar - a duck, gathering in flocks of thousands before leaving. Throughout Voikar its wooded shores. Forest near the river deep, not in the northern high - this is because the permafrost near the river there, and aside from Voikar, in a strip two or three kilometers, it lies more deeply, while the rest of the space near the permafrost in feet from the surface. Mixed forest on Voikar - fir, birch and larch. On the right bank, mainly in the lower reaches of the Ob river near the warm, rising cedar. Voikar - the northern border of pine and aspen. Nordic berries - cloudberry and blueberry - on Voikar, as well as throughout the adult male district, countless. In the upper Voikar close to him suitable large areas of tundra, covered with thickets of the polar willow, birch, cloudberry with blueberries. Under the shrubs and moss - peat. Multimeter peat layer is clearly visible on the cut banks of streams or lakes scattered across the tundra. Voikar and its tributaries - Tan-yu, Small Lagorta, Kokpela - represent an extensive river system, which can be used for various water and combined campaigns. Getting up, for example, Voikar and one of its right tributaries, you can then make a portage to the pool Syni. Begs the route from the railway station from the area Abez - pass through the Urals with access to the upper Voikar, Kokpely or Tan-yu. Very interesting trip, which begins at the railway station Polar Urals, from twigs Seida - Labytnangi, and then in the Ural mountain range through an array of Pai EF goes to the upper Tan-yu, according to which it is already possible to go down on a raft to Voikar continue to Obi. In the upper reaches of Tan-yu can be accessed purely by water, rather long and complicated, but very diverse in character movement - from passing 106 km railway Seida - Labytnangi downriver Sob, then up its tributary Khara Matalou and further - dragged through a series of small tundra lakes in one of the smaller tributaries of the Tan-yu. This route can be considered a classic for a complicated canoeing trip. However, all other routes associated with an exit to the upper Voikar and pass through the Urals - is difficult and can be recommended only experienced groups. Difficulty of increasing by the fact that in the Urals, as well as in the upper Voikar and its tributaries, there is no settlement, except for temporary fishing village on Lake Varcha something. Fishing village located a few kilometers above the lake, one of the branches of Tan-yu. In the village of several houses, a bakery, a grocery store. The lake Varcha some fishermen usually arrive in early spring, hoping to remove caught fish big water in Voikar. In summer there is live only two or three fisherman - a watchman. Settlement on Varcha something can be used as a base for sightseeing tours along the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains and flowing rivers with him. Close to the lake is separated from the wide valley of the Urals mountains Small Urals. From the mountain routes, which can be laid on the eastern slopes of the Urals, the most interesting hike to the top of the Pai-Er - the largest in the Polar Urals (the height of 1499 m). The eastern slopes of the complex array of Pai-Era dissected by deep gorges. At the end of the gorge - cars with glaciers with lakes. Steep slopes of the spurs of the Pai-Era strewn with rubble granite rocks. On stony placers grow rare mangled by wind Larch. Steep terrain with lots of deep gorges typical of the eastern slopes of the Polar Urals, but from the Pai-Era to the south, it becomes smoother, and in the saddle Kokpelskogo are already some rounded tops. Of the low smooth hills, covered to the tops of the forest is small and the Urals. The western slopes of the Polar Urals quite different from the east - a smooth plateau, covered with swamps and rocky tundra. Forest on the western side appears only in the valley of Whiskers. Talking about the routes associated with Voikar and the Urals, we must note that they all require careful preparation for a campaign, recruiting a strong group. At the same time, campaigns, carried out in this little studied area, with the able of their organization can benefit the national economy. Finally, all of which have got the upper Voikar inevitably come down to Obi (or begin a hike with it), where they can get acquainted with the working life of northern fishermen.