Western Chukotka

I was able to visit the Western Chukotka: Lelyuveem River to the North from the Tytyl Lake, in the mountains between the Malyi Anyui and Bolshoi Anyui Rivers, and also at the Mechkereva River which is the right tributary of the Upper Anadyr.

Lelyuveem River with its left tributary Yarakvaam

The Lelyuveem River in its middle reaches is forming lots of channels and braids

Mountains near the Tytyl Lake

Tytyl Lake

East-Siberian grayling

This year July is late spring: there is still lots of snow

Utkygytgyn Lake

Our camp at the Lipchikvygytgyn Lake

This plant is edible

Skinny, dark grayling from a tundra stream

The Yakoveem River belongs to the Bolshoi Anyui River drainage

Cottonweed at the winter-road

A lake in the source of the Utkuveem River

Rocks in flowing water

The Mechkereva River is aright tributary of the Upper Anadyr