Do you know, reader, what wave on high mountains is? Don’t think that it is also here, in the valleys. Who, for example, in the valleys or steppes will begin to rise when the sun appears in the sky? True, even the most amazing pictures of a sunrise (when a real city dweller has to see a road at least once in his life!) delight us, because the entire surrounding area is illuminated with a particularly colorful and rapidly changing color of flowers. But as soon as the sun on a summer day reaches the horizon above the bell tower, it becomes intrusive: you involuntarily look for shadows. In the mountains, at altitudes of 8 and 9 thousand feet, in the summer, gdf tfn, it’s cold there. There, even at the hottest time of the day, the thermometer can be slightly higher than 19-12° C. So, for example, on July 24, 1889, at a height close to 11 degrees. ft., at 12 o'clock on a clear day the thermometer in the tfni stood at 49 C., while on the sun along the southern slope at a height of 2 arshins from the surface it showed 22 ° C., and the stones here near the surface of the soil were heated to 27 ° C. But sunny hours during the day, and during the dark days of the day, There are very few lifts in the Alshi region of the Caucasus Mountains; Only in August and September do clear days become more windy. That is why a ray of sunshine in the mountains in the summer, accidentally illuminating the surface of the earth, is joyfully welcomed by organic nature. From a small plant to a person, we can cherish such rare moments and take advantage of them. For starters, I can cite the following incident, which I witnessed in half of July 1, 1857, during the discovery of the Tskhra-Tskharo peak in Transcaucasia, near Borjom. I had two entomologists with me at that time. For a long time in the morning the weather was windy and cloudy. The entomologists, deprived of even the small ones of prey, looked at me, not without a twinge, at me, who was collecting a good bribe from the flora on the mountain tops in the 9th. foot. But during our descent from the mountain the sky began to clear, the surrounding clouds quickly began to be carried away to the side - the entomologists immediately found work. It was difficult to say where the nasfkom suddenly came from, scurrying around us with amazing speed, and as soon as the sky was covered with clouds, everything instantly disappeared somewhere. With the rapid smfn of clear periods with idem, the leadership of the large voftra, the activity of the nasfvom was sharp and effective.
The intensity of the sun's rays on the high mountains is greater, in the valleys, i.e., with greater rarity and greater purity of air, the intensity of light and chemical rays in the mountains is strong, all processes in organisms are carried out energetically and quickly. That is why the flora of the Alyi meadows is so amazingly diverse and beautiful, and why the nasfkom are so energetic and active.
Here and the person experiences a special state. Just half a minute ago, under the influence of cold and dampness, you were gloomy and felt unfit for any difficult task, but now, bathed for a minute in a bright ray of sunshine, you suddenly become cheerful and cheerful. Until recently, these heights seemed unattainable, unfriendly and uninteresting to you, but now, when the clouds have risen high above them and when their snowy peaks have shone, you are drawn there, you have no doubt about the success of the ascent, and do not think about the difficulties and dangers along the way. On the contrary, under the infusion of the life-giving rays of the sun, you, like all drowsy creatures, suddenly show special energy in your actions, hurry your guides beyond measure, helping them in collecting and packing things, and set off with special pleasure when everything is ready.