View from Gorny Vosdukh

What the?: View from the peak of Gorny Vosdukh

Where?: Yuzhno Sakhalinsk

When?: Oct 2008

Located very near Yuzhno city (on the east side), is a ski hill called Gorny Vosdukh. You can grab a cable car ride for 100 rubbles to the peak for a great view of the city. The cable car usually opens only after 12pm and is subject to wind conditions. Here are some pics from the hill.

Cable cars arriving at the peak station.

View from the other side of the hill. In the background is the hilly terrain east of Yuzhno city.

One of the ski slopes.

A stone to mark the peak of the hill. Not really sure what is says...

Yuzhno city in the daytime.

Yuzhno city at night

Salmon Fishing

What the?: Salmon fishing

Where?: Yuzhno Sakhalinsk

When?: Sept 2008

I think Salmon is probably the easiest fish to catch in the world! Barely 5 minutes after casting your hook or net, your are bound to catch one. Its no small size fish either, its a big one. All this happens of course during Salmon season. The time of the year where they swim upstream to lay eggs and then hang around just long enough for humans or bears to pick them up! Hehe...

Shallow river where the salmons congregate.

Even at sea, they just carelessly swim into carefully placed nets.

Look at the size of that fish!