Fast, but calm Fzda along the well-worn dirt roads, among luxurious greenery, the charm of the early morning, unfamiliar to a city dweller, the constant outline and sanctification of these large communities. decoratively placed by the hand of an inexplicable hand over a space of 15-20 versts, in the amount of two-twelve, separate mountains *) - all this excited and brought us into some kind of special enthusiastic state. Since the bridge is close to the mountains, especially to the highest and most beautiful of them, Beshtau, it was difficult to take my eyes off them; It was difficult for me to get rid of that swarm of thoughts that arose in my head and persistently overwhelmed me: “How much power did I think? How much wealth is stored in these giants! What did they experience? What did they witness in their long life? Just recently, some 60-70 years ago, at the foot of them Circassians or Kabardins, perhaps, ambushed the Russians, who, failing to come out from behind the opposite side of the mountain, were showered with a hail of bullets... a new flood of shots was heard, dozens of brave ancestors of our coachman fell, starting a hand-to-hand battle for about 10-15 minutes, the Circassians with a boom; openings
*) rinodam zdfs height nf some of them: Beshtau 4594 f. above sea level, Mashukha—3258 f., Zmfinaya—3954 f., Razvalka—3041 f., Zhelznaya—2818 f., Camel—2907 f., Byk_2619 f., Lysaya—2418 f., Sheludivaya—2868 f., Boar—2514 f.
They looked in different directions, and the mountains looked sadly at the results of this bloody scene. Never again, O mighty heroes, will you see such scenes! Now, day after day, hundreds of carriages with people pass by you, with complete peace in their souls and a secret hope that the illness that made you fall upon you should pass through your country, the country of miracles and healing...
As the traveler looks more closely at the outline of the mountains, their details can be distinguished more clearly and their enormity and size begin to be more clearly understood. ditch, his heart cannot help but feel revived and joyful, the illness is forgotten, the confidence in recovery does not grow... Such is the irresistible impact of everything powerful and great on every weak and frail being, which in this case is absolutely man in comparison with the greatness of the mountains.
About two hours later the crew began to roll into the plane. The road now went uphill, but, despite this, with even greater strength the horses were unable to gallop, urged on by the shout of the cheerful driver. After 10 minutes we were on a hill, from which there was a weak rise, as smooth as a cord, and long in the forest.
“Look ahead,” I say to my wife.
- Ah! what a beauty! What is it?
It was immediately difficult to get your bearings and understand what was seen in the concentration of the profka. It seemed that there stood close to each other giant, soft sugar loaves, which, illuminated by the rays of the morning sun, seemed so bright and fantastic. ki wonderful that completely captured the attention of the traveler. It was the majestic Elborus, the beauty of the Caucasus. Despite the fact that he refused to take ninety turns from nay bolfe, the sun was hidden" by the panorama of our road, and the mountain seemed to us only 10-15 versts away, as if now behind the road. But according to the world - approaching the end of the summer days, the sun was increasing, Elborus it appeared clearly and sharply on the horizon, and at the same time it became even more attractive, better and more strongly inviting. king of the Caucasus.
“Beware!” said the gray-haired Shat to Kazbek,
“When you desecrate a person, you don’t take it for nothing, take..
I involuntarily remembered Lermontov’s poems and resurrected
Her
In our memory there are other works of this best poet of the Caucasus. It is difficult to express what you experience when looking at the suddenly revealed skyline, riddled with mountain streams, very uneven, rising and rising higher and further and, finally, ending with a snowy-cloudy jagged lime, the illumination of which, from time to time, happens, as now it was, so spectacular and delightful that it did not succumb to any intoxication or image. Vidft Elborue with such an early morning light, it’s impossible not to be delighted; and the closer, of course, you are to it at the same time, the more effective and irresistible its impact on the beholder. That is why every one of the mineral water explorers refuses to climb the nearest peaks, such as: Beshtau, Jinal, Bermamut, Kinzhal, etc., so that, despite the difficulty of the climb, and sometimes the risk to health, get from the heights and close up the pleasure that only this majestic picture of nature can deliver.