With Evgeny Vlasov (left), the great ranger of Kronotsky zapovednik (Кроноцкий заповедник), July 12, near the hut he built 27 years ago, above Death Valley and the Geyser River, with view north to volcano Kikhpinych (Кихпиныч), in Kronotsky Zapovednik [Кроноцкий заповедник], Kamchatka, Russia, July 12, 2012. (Click here for some of my articles on Russia's nature reserve [заповедник] system.)
 Fishing bears wait for incoming salmon, mouth of First River, Kuril Lake [Курильское озеро], South Kamchatka Zakaznik [Южно-Камчатский заказник] |  Cub and mother dine along shore, Kuril Lake [Курильское озеро], South Kamchatka Zakaznik [Южно-Камчатский заказник] |
Dikiy Greben volcano [Дикий Гребень вулкан] above Kuril Lake [Курильское озеро]
Nikolai Kaliturin [Николай Калитурин] (top left), ranger and superb outdoor educator [инспектор и превосходный педагог], South Kamchatka Zakaznik [Южно-Камчатский заказник], leads through fields of purple Kamchatka Rhododendron (Rhododendron camtschaticum) and golden Kamchatka Cinquefoil (Potentilla vulcanicola) toward the summit of Dikiy Greben volcano [Дикий Гребень вулкан] above Kuril Lake [Курильское озеро]. — Kronotsky Zapovednik [Кроноцкий заповедник] in Kamchatka, Russia, July 22, 2012.
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