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Bike Trip to Aglona and Two Hydroelectric Plants, Day 2

2010-08-26

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From here on it's just pics and a few comments.

View of Lake "Beshona" in the morning.

 

A calm lake with sun glare on the water, framed by two young birch trees on the sides in the foreground. On the opposite shore, a dense forest is visible, shrouded in a light hazy mist. 

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The landlady lives in a trailer. I hadn't really seen ones like this in Latvia before. View from a high rocky peak onto a deep fjord with blue water, surrounded by majestic mountains in a light haze.

The 6-lats tent from Maxima served us faithfully, but it's already falling apart.

 

A blue camping tent with red trim is set up on a green clearing by a lake. In the background, birch trees growing near the water and the opposite tree-lined shore shrouded in light mist are visible. A wooden coat rack shaped like a white duck is mounted on a wall of dark brown wooden boards. A black and orange jacket hangs on one of the hooks.

A clear blue sky with a few barely noticeable wispy clouds and a tiny speck in the distance. 

Railway tracks at night, stretching into the distance towards brightly lit buildings and a bridge under a dark sky. Trees and a green traffic light are visible to the left of the tracks. 

A calm body of water with slight ripples on the surface, surrounded by green hills and a dense forest under a clear light blue sky. A young weeping birch with drooping branches and bright green foliage grows on the grassy shore of a body of water. In the background, a calm water surface and the hazy outlines of the far shore are visible. A young bush with green leaves, laden with clusters of bright red berries, against a background of green grass. A green field with a row of trees leads to a wide lake under a clear sky. A section of a dirt road is visible on the right in the foreground.

This is us going to the World War II museum in Aglona.

A gilded bust of Joseph Stalin in a general's uniform with a Hero star, looking to the right. A man in a blue tank top and glasses sits on a vintage military motorcycle, holding a black helmet. The scene is in a museum or exhibition against a wall displaying firearms and military photos.

A man in glasses and a dark military helmet looks at the camera, standing in a museum with a camouflage ceiling. Large posters with military scenes and display cases with exhibits are visible in the background. 

A rust-covered German MG 34 machine gun with an ammunition belt on a tripod mount, displayed in a museum exhibit among other military artifacts, including helmets and World War II gear.

You feel more confident even with a dummy.

A man in glasses and a black t-shirt with the word "LIVESTRONG" holds and examines an MP-40 submachine gun in a room with a military exhibit.

A man in a black t-shirt and shorts stands next to a homemade rusty metal contraption resembling a miniature steam locomotive, with the inscription "TO BERLIN". The structure is set on a gravel area against a background of green trees and camouflage netting. A wide dirt road disappears into the horizon, surrounded by dense green trees and meadows on both sides under a bright sky.

This is the second hydroelectric plant on our route, a big one, located on a no-name lake, right here 56.09570, 26.9636

You have to go under a boom barrier locked with a padlock. You can't drive through, but overall it's not a long walk from the barrier.

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A narrow river flows between green-covered banks under a bright sky. A forest and a few buildings in the distance are visible on the left bank, and a steep grassy slope on the right. 

A blue metal structure with two tall pipes and two red posts, possibly part of a lock or spillway, is located on a concrete platform. A tall pole with floodlights stands nearby against a background of dense green trees under a clear blue sky. 

A concrete platform with metal railing overlooks a calm narrow body of water surrounded by green banks. Trees and a few buildings are visible on the left bank in the distance. A brick technical building with two large white pipes emerging from its concrete base. Grassy slopes surround the structure with a green forest in the background. A concrete spillway channel with a small stream of water curves through a green hill towards a forest. A top-down view with a railing in the foreground. A tranquil river is bordered by a dense forest in the distance and a grass-covered green bank with wildflowers in the foreground, all under a bright sky. A man in a bicycle helmet stands on the grassy shore of a lake next to his loaded touring bike and drinks from a bottle. Trees and wooden houses are visible on the opposite shore under a clear sky.

On the way back, the punk wiped out on his bike while riding down a hill  over soft sand, got scratched up pretty bad. Be careful, observe the speed limit in dangerous spots, and always wear a helmet. The punk didn't buckle his, so the helmet fell off his head, and he got a bump on his head too.

A young man in glasses and a blue tank top, with a band-aid on his shoulder and a green spot on his forehead, stands on a forest path, likely after falling from the bicycle lying behind him. A young man in glasses and a blue tank top stands on a forest trail, his forehead and shoulder smeared with blue-green paint, and a band-aid is visible on his shoulder. Dense green trees are behind him under a clear sky.

Here is how innocent the culprit of the accident looks.

A wide dirt road smoothly slopes upward and curves right among scattered trees under a clear sky. Long shadows fall on the sandy surface of the road.

 A printed sheet of paper with a financial calculation table in the name of Vlad Kugelevich lies on a cardboard box. Under the table, the number "240" is handwritten in blue pen.

A dirt road passes through a forest clearing, with stacks of sawn logs and piles of dry branches on the sides against a backdrop of tall pine trees.

 A long dirt road lined with an alley of trees stretches into the distance. A large tree is visible on the left in the foreground, and on the right – a wooden utility pole with wires against a bright sky.

Country girls rock

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At the end of the trip, we got caught in a terrible storm that blew us off the road. Luckily, we hadn't reached the thickets of trees, otherwise we'd be done for, which I already wrote about.

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