Slovenia - Mountain Walking - August - September 2015

Page 2 - Slovenj Gradec - Solčava

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Above - Poštarski Dom - where I stayed on the 4th night. Not far out of Slovenj Gradec.

Above - In the early morning I had a big climb through the forest up Uršlja Gora. It was misty, but I thought I would soon climb out of it as the sun was peeking through. But I think the mist was forming and building up quite fast and the mist got thicker as I climbed. One difficulty in the climb was due to a severe winter a few years back, when black ice built up on some of the pine trees and the trees fell over - right over the track. It was hard clambering over big logs and trying to find where the track went in one section!

Above - The forest was very beautiful in the mist

Above - Guepinia helvelloides

Above - Yellow Stagshorn - Calocera viscosa

Above - These huge ceramic heaters are very common in the huts.

Above - Dom na Smrekovcu - night 5

Above - Beautiful walking along the open tops

Above - Raduha in the middle

Above - Looking back - Pohorje on the far right horizon

Above - People foraging for berries

Above - It was nice sitting on the terrace of the next hut - Koča na Loki - enjoying a Laško (beer) or two.

Above - Koča na Loki - night 6

Above - Aleksandra - a mountain runner from Maribor. She had just run 30 kms over two 2000 m peaks and was now starting on the last 12 km back to her car. We had a nice chat while she had a huge dessert.