There is a well-marked trail up to the second lake, which winds along the spruce forest and follows the river. There are a lot of shrubs under the canopy: various kinds of rose, cotoneaster with red and brown berries, red and black honeysuckle, currant of Meyer and raspberries. Blackberries, strawberries and bramble are often found in the riverside. By the steep slopes the river flows as series of small waterfalls: in such places the rocks along the stream are covered with moss. Here you have a chance to see the famous blue bird. In sunny days the forest is full of twittering of various birds like nutcrackers, grouse birds – a rapid predator Sparrow hawk hunts them. In the evening or in very bad weather a real owner of this place appears – a bear. 8-kilometers path leads us to the second lake, located at a height of 2000m asl. It has a diamond shape with small elongated bay, at the confluence of river Kolsayka. Sheer cliffs on three sides surround the lake and almost all the slopes are covered with deep spruce forest interspersed with ash trees. There are good places for tent camping on the north coast. 

The trail goes up by the eastern shore. The river appears in a form of large crystal stream. It begins with many small springs that trickle right out of a steep slope, densely wooded. At this altitude, the forest is very rich in various types of mushrooms, the most valuable of which include milk mushroom and saffron milk caps. It is usually rainy in the first part of summer, therefore there are a lot of mushrooms in the grass. Having passed over the last steep slope, you’ll see the third lake located at a height of 2500m asl. Its surface is approximately 2 times smaller than the second lake. The natural dam made of huge boulders is overgrown with forest. There is a relict grove of juniper tree near the water, on the north shore. The height os certain trees is up to 4 meters. It is well know that juniper is one of the most long-lived tree in Kazakhstan, it can reach the age of 800 years! Another interesting plan is ruffed Karagana that can be found above the lake. This shrub grows up to 2,5m, and it is can be easily recognized with its stem covered with long 5-centimeter relatively soft spins: it looks like cactus. The zone of alpine meadows begins above the lake and the path goes up by these pictorial fields. After another hour of hiking up you will meet a small lake, which in some years dries so looks more a damp meadow. The pass just above the lake is a good point to see the famous Issyk-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan.