Abnormal Journey — logbook Toyota Land Cruiser 2007

The idea to visit the Places of Power in the Saratov and Voronezh regions has been haunting me for a long time. And at the end of 2010 we managed to start planning such a trip. Fortunately, the work schedule made it possible to allocate several days immediately after the New Year holiday. Moreover, in the first days of the coming year, two significant events fell at once - the new moon and the solar eclipse, which this time coincided on January 4th. In itself, each of these events carry strong energy, and at the same time even more so.

During the trip, it was planned to visit several places in the Voronezh and Novokhopersk anomalous zones, as well as in the Saratov region, to meet with old friends.

The Voronezh anomalous zone is a geoactive area around Voronezh. Counts. That in this area in 1989 there was a massive appearance of UFOs. UFOs themselves are of little interest to me, but my interest in this place, or rather in some specific places in this zone, is caused by geomagnetic activity. By itself, such activity is usually associated with some natural anomalies of the area, often geotectonic faults. The energy released in such places contributes to the manifestation of various anomalies, including attracting UFOs. Such places, which are also called Places of Power, since ancient times have been places of construction of various religious buildings, including temples and monasteries, places where rituals were and are being held and where you can restore your energy well.

The Novokhopersk anomalous zone, located in the east of the Voronezh region, is interesting not only for the appearance of UFOs there and the registration of various anomalous phenomena, including chronomirages. Genrikh Mikhailovich Silanov, who has developed a unique method of photographing the past, has been doing research in this zone since 1985. I don't know him personally, but I've heard a lot about his work.

To visit such energetically saturated places, and even during the period of the new moon and solar eclipse, is a unique opportunity and I did not miss the chance to take advantage of it.

Early in the morning on January 2, we left Bryansk. It was minus 5 degrees outside. Having driven a little from Bryansk, we fell into a snowfall that covered all the roads. Holidays obviously did not allow public utilities to actively clean the roads, and even low traffic on the roads. Visibility at some points was no more than a hundred meters.

Literally an hour and a half later, the snowfall ended, but a strong wind continued to carry snow from the fields, sweeping everything in its path. Having stopped at one of the gas stations, I even stalled a little at the exit - a snowdrift above the bumper had to be stormed right off the bat. The poor gas station worker barely managed to clear the snow at the entrance, and he simply did not have time to reach the exit, as he had to start clearing from the beginning. I don't know how other cars deal with such surprises.

The road to Voronezh did not bring any surprises. We passed Orel, Livny and in Yelets we went to the Don federal highway. The road was wide, but there was really only one lane in each direction. Everything else was covered in snow. Although the closer to Voronezh, the less snow became on the fields, and in some places the fields even brazenly turned green with winter shoots. We passed a section of the toll road. There is no difference between paid and free sites. The same pits, the same uncleaned roadsides. The fare is 55 rubles from my car during the day and 50 rubles. at night.

Just before Voronezh, navigation suddenly failed. First the card was gone. Those. Coordinates sees, and the screen is clean. Then the navigator completely stopped responding to requests to show at least something. The music works, it reads discs, but there is no navigation ... Some kind of system failure is possible, although it is strange that it happened precisely at the entrance to the anomalous zone. Okay, it doesn't matter, we'll come back, we'll figure it out. Fortunately, the good old paper maps are always at hand on such trips.

Having traveled around Voronezh, we leave for the highway leading to Saratov. On the way we stop at several places. For various reasons, I would not like to advertise their specific location. I will only note that there are many such places in all regions of Russia. As a rule, they are tied to geotectonic faults or other geoactive zones.

Having entered the Saratov region, we noticed that there was much more snow, and at the entrance to Balashov everything was completely covered. The snow fell very thickly and the road was completely covered. Given that the temperature was around zero, ice formed on the roads, which was covered with snow on top. All this was pretty stressful. Especially when it was necessary to overtake someone. Fortunately, there were few cars and such maneuvers had to be performed infrequently. Drove with the center differential engaged.

In Balashov were hours at 6 pm. We met with friends, traveled around the city, went to ... how to call it ... well, it was written a restaurant with the proud name "777". We had a bite to eat, which the local chef sent, and went to rest at the hotel.

The hotel reminded of the glorious pre-perestroika times. Such an impression. That we have traveled back in time. "Pleased" the temperature in the room - plus 15 degrees. But there was a shower with hot water, and what else does a traveler need?

In the morning, waking up behind the frozen ones, they saw a magnificent winter landscape. Frost and sun and snow-covered trees! The beauty!

Bearing in mind the peculiarities of local catering, they did not have breakfast in Balashov. We decided to have a bite to eat somewhere on the highway closer to Saratov.

The road is a fairy tale! The beauty around is extraordinary! An hour later, they found some settlement, next to which there was a whole complex of a bus station, several gas stations and cafes. After a snack, we moved on - to Saratov. The track is average and fairly flat. The road was covered with sand, the slush was terrible and the car soon became completely dirty. Periodically had to stop and clean the rooms.

Before Saratov, we turned onto the bypass road. Because the end point of our trip was the glorious city of Marx (the one that is not far from the equally glorious city of Engels, may the imagination of those who named these cities by such names be blessed), we decided to go around Saratov. The bypass pleased me with a large number of somewhat similar high-rise motels, an abundance of gas stations and a good road.

Here is the Mother Volga! The bridge is very long! Post before the bridge and post after the bridge. On one side of the bridge, a video camera hangs on every fourth pillar. But what about a strategic object! The Volga in this place is a little more than two kilometers wide, plus a couple more rivers, which, in fact, are also the Volga, but for some reason are designated by other names.

Having moved the Volga, after a while we turn towards Marx on the Samara highway. Right behind the junction is a traffic police car. It was the FIRST traffic cop who stopped me on this car! He peered for a long time, as if trying to examine the numbers, and finally, having examined them, waved his staff. I lower the window, submit the documents. Asks - Bryansk? Yeah, I answer, you see the numbers ... - Yes, the fact of the matter is that you can’t see the numbers, he says. - How so? Just cleaned up. I go out, and he - yes, go, go ... But I have already decided in principle to see what is there with the numbers. Conclusion - the traffic cop is blind. Some kind of strange type ) ) ) What he stopped, it’s not clear ...

Around the autumn-spring landscape. There is almost no snow.

By lunchtime we were in Marks. Meeting again... Lunch turning into dinner... And departure. We leave the city and in front we see a car that suddenly turns on level ground when trying to turn onto a secondary road. Wow, there's ice on the road! At the exit, fill the full tank and carefully move back. The path is the same - a bypass around Saratov, Balashov and further towards Borisoglebsk.

As soon as we left, it began to snow. At first timidly, but then gaining strength, it turned into a real winter fireworks. Far does not help, I was driving near and foglights. Good thing the road is almost empty. For all the time before spending the night (three hundred kilometers with a hook), no more than 10-15 cars came across. Closer to Balashov, the road was completely covered with snow, and we drove almost laying a track.

Right after Borisoglebsk we stopped for the night. The place is blessed. The monastery of Alexander Nevsky used to be here, but it was destroyed during the years of Soviet power. Now there are no buildings, only a cross on the site of the former temple. Not far from this place there are two healing springs. On the clock about 2 am, overboard minus three. Let's go to sleep. The car hums all night...

In the morning, getting out of the car did not recognize her - almost clean! The snowfall swept away all the dirt! Blimey! Probably not in vain at the sink processed it with wax. We continued on our way.

The road is hard! Slippery, covered with snow porridge. Weave holds the road well. The center differential is locked. I will not say that it goes like on rails, but still quite confident. There were a couple of accidents along the way. Toyota RAV 4 was the first to be pulled out with a tow truck winch. It is not clear why such maneuvers are needed, if it was possible to drive along the highway to the nearest intersection (400 meters) and leave there on your own.

The second was the Volga, which, obviously, when turning onto a secondary one, flew off the road and hung in an absurd position.

The next point was the St. Seraphim-Sarov Monastery on the border of the Anninsky and Gribanovsky districts of the Voronezh region.

The beauty in the monastery is fabulous! Snow all around... Silence... There are springs and a font near the monastery... The water is considered to be healing.

Now the way home. Also around Voronezh along the bypass, then in Yelets turn to Orel. This section of the track is quite good, but there are many ups and downs with limited visibility, which makes it difficult to overtake.

In Orel, we got a little lost, but good traffic cops helped (really kind! Even after I understood where to go and thanked them, they vied with each other still continued to explain where to go) ) ). At the exit from Orel, the temperature was already -14. Near Karachev it dropped to minus 22! Already at minus 15, the rear windows began to freeze from below, although it was very warm in the cabin. It is understandable - it’s not double-glazed windows in a weave ...

The route from Orel to Bryansk is terrible - rutting, narrow. The traffic is average, but the ride is hard.

And here is Bryansk! We're going home. We unload our camping belongings and the car to the parking lot. In the evening, the wife did a shoulder massage - the only place that made itself felt. The lower back, my sore spot in all respects, is normal. A comfortable fit, even on such a long trip, did not allow me to get tired. As for the shoulders - you need to look for a more comfortable position. There is something to work on.

Total. Two and a half days. 2150 km of track. The average consumption of 8.3 liters per hundred. Good mood and cheerfulness for a long time!