We are back to the civilization! Still some distance to cover but we are definitely getting closer to home. Sleeping benches of the lift are waiting for the next season when they again will be full of people who come here to enjoy winter sports. A very welcome sight – a hostel 🙂 We go … More Tatra Mountains X
Our hike in Tatra Mountains is three quarters behind us. As the terrain levels, we could go a little faster now, but at this point I am definitely feeling my legs and besides, one has to have time to jump from stone to stone crossing the stream and stop to take pictures 🙂 My boys … More Tatra Mountains IX
A different lake in the Tatra Mountains. Here we met a couple who rested from their hike eating lunch and to our surprise were feeding a couple of ducks. Unfortunately, the five of us were five too many for the duckies and they swam quickly away 😦 Alas, no picture of them.
Our trail led us to the valley. Higher in the Tatra Mountains there were still patches of snow, but here spring flowers already bloomed. Water was crystal clear, coming from the melted snow and very, very cold. No trees grow at this level, only short, hardy bushes. Grass appears in the spring and quite often … More Tatra Mountains VII
Hiking in Tatra Mountains is very popular. When the weather is good you will find a lot of people on the trails. Although you cannot see it, the trails are very well and frequently marked on the rocks and even though the terrain may look deserted it would be difficult to get lost. If you … More Tatra Mountains VI
Tatra Mountains has varried terrain on the trails. Sometimes there is a path – grassy or rocky – but fairly level. At other times you climb over stones and boulders and both hands come in handy 😉 The buildings you see here are the end station of the gondola lift that comes all the way … More Tatra Mountains V
Glorious sunny day in the Tatra Mountains. When you are on top, any direction you look there is a new vista to see. It makes it difficult to actually hike effectively, because I want to stop every few steps to take in and somehow preserve this new view.
The lakes in Tatra Mountains are “fed” with snow coming down the slopes. The water is oh-so-cold even in the end of summer. This is the beginning, it is June, and there is still snow in the ravines. I will be comming down to the lakes later; for now we are hiking on the ridge. … More Tatra Mountains III
