The Greater Caucasus (Russia - Georgia) Part 1. Spring

Moscow - Vladikavkaz - Ingushetia republic - Verhny Lars border crossing - Stepantsminda - Mestia - Ushguli and back by car

most of the photos are geo-mapped

	Georgia, Svaneti region, Chvibiani village	Russia, Ingushetia republic, Erzi village, XV-XVII
Georgia, Gergeti Trinity Church, 14th century	Georgia, Gergeti Trinity Church and Kazbek Mount view from town of Stepantsminda	Russia, Ingushetia republic, Niy Towers
Georgia, Svaneti region, Chazhashi village	Russia, Ingushetia republic, Erzi village	Georgia, Svaneti region, Shkhara Mount, 5193
hitchhikers	sky of the Caucasus	Georgia, Kazbek Mount, 5054
Georgia, Svaneti region, on the road to Mestia	Ingushetia republic, Targim Towers	Georgia, Svaneti region, Mestia
Georgia, Svaneti region, Mestia	Georgia, Svaneti region, Mestia	Georgia, Svaneti region, Mestia
painting Mestia	Vovnushki, medieval complex with defensive Ingush watchtowers	Ingushetia, Erzi village
Ingushetia, Erzi village	Ingushetia, Erzi village	Ingushetia, Erzi village
motoshepherd	Ingushetia, Egikhal village	Mestia, plein air without leaving the hotel
Georgia, Stepantsminda, mountain view	Georgia, Svaneti region, Chazhashi village	Georgia, Chaladi Glacier
Georgia, Svaneti region, Chazhashi village	Georgia, Svaneti region, Mestia	Georgia, Svaneti region, Lamaria of Ushguli
Georgia, Svaneti region, Lamaria of Ushguli church, IX-X	Georgia, Ananuri castle complex, XVI	Georgia, Svaneti region, Chvibiani village
Georgia, Svaneti region, Chvibiani village	Ingushetia, Erzi village	Ingushetia, Tkhaba-Yerdy medieval Christian church, 8th-9th centuries
Ingushetia, Dzheirakh village, morning view from the hotel	Ingushetia, the mountains	Mestia-Ushguli road. Landslide after night rain.
Svaneti region, Mestia	Georgia, Chaladi Glacier	Georgia, Svaneti region
the gang	Georgia, Svaneti region, Chazhashi village	Georgia, Gergeti Trinity Church
town of Mestia		glacier dog
Ingushetia, Erzi village	Mestia, a typical Svan house at XII	Lamaria of Ushguli IX-X (church of the Mother of God)
town of Mestia	town of Mestia	spring Caucasus
Georgia, a village in the mountains	Lamaria of Ushguli IX-X (church of the Mother of God)	Georgia, Svaneti region, Chvibiani village
Ingushetia, Erzi village	town of Mestia	Georgia, Enguri (Jvari) Reservoir
	tunnel between two border crossing points	In 10 hours, the landslide is still not completely cleared, but fortunately it is possible to drive through
Mestia, everything in this cowshed on the ground floor of the old house (not museum) remains the same as it was 500 years ago