A spot for those who seek out "spectacles of nature." In this case, the spectacle is a waterfall careening from the heights above the fortification. (Uchan-su means "flying water" in Tatar.) A mere 40 minute trip from Yalta brings the visitor to the site, with its "tall, beautiful pines, the tops of which do not reach the foundation of the walls - so high is the cliff from which the fortification rises." "The gloomy forest covering the mountain slopes; the gate that now leads nowhere, having outlived its builders by many centuries; the sound of the stream that flies like a silver string from the sheer cliff to hide itself in the shadows of the forest... all of this evokes an unusual despondence and exposes the vanity of human thought and the utter insignificance of earthly whims, the satisfaction of which so often produces only an imaginary bliss!" (186) This is among the best forests in all Crimea, though the prevalence of deadwood presents certain obstacles to moving through it. Finally, a view of the waterfall was published in the June 1834 edition of the Journal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. (187-189)