1. Beyond the Horizon: Part 4 pp171-196 Irkutsk to Moscow to meet with Julie 5,400km to Moscow, 11,000km to Lisbon

2. Leaving Irkutsk: The Angara River (top right) and the Angara Valley (left) Colin rides on his first highway since the Coquihalla Pass in British Columbia

3. From Irkutsk to Krasnoyarsk: Enjoying the Boreal forests and a local delicacy, KVAS

4. Krasnoyarsk, Russia 800km from Irkutsk On the Little Yenisey River Siberia’s 3 rd largest city Colin stayed in the Train Station in September of 2001 after his kayak adventure on the Yenisey He met a mafia hit man who killed people for $100

5. Krasnoyarsk, Russia: The railroad station http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krasnoyarsk_Train_Station_-_Russia.JPG

6. Krasnoyarsk, Russia: With, of course, its churches and Lenin Statue

7. Novosibirsk, Russia: Colin describes it as a “bleak urban Anywhere” 1,800km from Irkutsk, 3,600km to Moscow

8. Novosibirsk, Russia: Its train station, Lenin statue and churches

9. Novosibirsk, Russia: Below left: the marker of the geographical center of Russia Below right: the technical library is the largest in the world

10. Novosibirsk Zoo: Home of the famous “liger,” a tiger/ lion cross

11. Leaving Novosibirsk: 2000km of flat cycling to the Ural Mountains and Europe

12. Omsk: one city in the Western Siberian Lowlands

13. …with its churches and its Lenin!

14. The Ural Mountains

15. The M5 Highway to Moscow

16. Moscow, Russia: Colin cycles to the ring road (to wait for Tim?)

17. Things to do in Moscow: 6 th biggest city in the world Shopping malls, box stores, American fast-food chains City centre; traditional architectur e, Russian Orthodox churches

18. Bolshoie Theatre http://www.moscow.info/theaters/bolshoi-theatre.aspx 2 nd biggest opera house in Europe Russian Classical architecture where Colin meets fellow Canadian, Carole Paquette, a teacher in Moscow

19. Moscow, Russia: The famous and beautiful Red Square major streets of Moscow radiate from here in all directions towards major highways outside the city, Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and all of Russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square is a city square in Moscow. separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel, and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter

20. St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square Russian Orthodox cathedral erected on the Red Square in Moscow in 1555–1561. tallest building of Moscow until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower The building's design is shaped as a flame of a bonfire rising into the sky http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Basil%27s_Cathedral

21. Not only does Moscow have a Lenin statue, it has the real thing – embalmed!

22. More images from Moscow:

23. Finally, the Canadian Embassy, Moscow: Colin and Julie make preparations for the next half of their adventure…