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How to drive Kolyma Highway (the Road of Bones) in winter?

Kolyma Road in winter is in perfect condition. However, in mountain area, especially, it is highly recommended to be all eyes, drive slowly, watch ahead to see if there are cars coming towards you, in order to escape the situation when two cars meet each other in the narrowest way over a cliff and cannot [...]

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How is it now in Oymyakon?

Oymyakon weather info you may see in the right sidebar of the website. To learn what’s going on now in the Oymyakonsky region, especially in mountain area follow the link “More” and see new photographs taken in the early October 2008.

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How do winter roads look like in Yakutia?

Winter roads are the roads that exist only in winter and run on iced rivers. Further, please, find Michael Zakharov’s photographs of a winter road leading to the Kobyaiksy ulus/district from Yakutsk by the Lena River.

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What settlements to pass on the way to Magadan through Oymyakon?

Right, that’s the most popular question asked by travellers, who are eager to try the Kolyma road. Read further to learn more about route details.

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Life in Yakutsk in winter

“I am a journalist from a small town called Marshalltown, from the state of Iowa in the United States. I have been fascinated by Yakustk for quite some time, and really would like to visit there some time.

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  • 2010 Yakutia Summer Travels

    - The Lena River Cruises by Demian Bednyi (to Lena Pillars in summer & to the Polar Circle in September);
    - Yakutsk to Magadan Auto Expedition (via the old route of the Road of Bones).

  • 2010 Motorcycle Travels via Yakutia:

    - Sibirsky Extreme: Magadan to Mongolia (say "Hello" to Walter from me);
    - The Road of Bones: London to Magadan (yeah, pass my greetings to Mike Garbe as well).

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