Bled - Circuit hike of Lake Bled - September 26, 2017
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When I'd left Bad
Gastein, Austria by train earlier in the day, it had been
sunny. Arriving in Jesenice, Slovenia, it was a gloomy, showery
day. |
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I caught the bus
from Jesenice to Bled, Slovenia. |
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Given the lousy
weather - and my late start after travel - it seemed like a good
opportunity for the circuit hike of Lake Bled. |
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I did not boat to
the church on the island, but it seemed to be a popular tourist
activity. |
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I passed quite a
few people fishing. Most of them seemed to be using rigs like
this. |
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Some of the
fishing people had tents and umbrellas... |
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It was open to
tourists, but I did not visit the castle. |
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The photographer
suggested that his subjects back up about 20 feet for a better photo, but
they stayed where they were. |
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Bled - Bus to Ukanc. Lift to ski area. Hike to Ridge and back -
September 27, 2017
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The Vogel lift led
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Men, Do NOT pee in
a cup! |
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I'd encountered
'graffiti' like this in Hawaii and the Dolomites. |
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The first third of
my hike led to the top of the ski area. |
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Looking back
toward the top of the lift and the hotel located there. |
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From this point,
'Orlove Glave', I was supposed to follow another lift line upward. |
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In the cloud, it
was tough to assess the layout of the area. |
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I found these
markings on a lift railing and followed it, but it didn't lead where I
needed to go. So I returned to 'Orlove Glave'. |
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At 'Orlove Glave'
I could hear the sounds of someone tinkering with one of the lift
mechanisms. |
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Searching more
attentively for my trail upward, I found a sign. |
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I was surprised to
see another hiker. I didn't get a chance to talk to him. |
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Now that I was
really following my intended route, I found that it was marked fairly
consistenly with red and white circles. |
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The trail was
rugged in places, and the moist limestone was often slippery. |
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Finally, I reached
the top of the lift, near the crest of the ridge. |
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About 15 minutes
later, I got to the 'T' junction where I turned right to go toward a peak
called 'Vogel'. |
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I could see that
my ridge trail was approaching a saddle. My plan was to descend from
the saddle on the trail shown on my map to complete a loop hike. |
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Perhaps I could
have continued to 'Vogel', but the summit was unlikely to offer great
views on this cloudy day. During my hike, I never saw the summit. |
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On the leeward
side of the saddle, the vistas did open up a bit. |
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I scrambled down
this steep, eroded 'trail'. |
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I could see that I
was approaching a trail. My trail down from the saddle was supposed
to continue directly across the intersection, according to my map, but the
trail did not continue. |
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I did NOT want to
return to 'Orlove Glave', I'd been there twice already, which was once too
many! |
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Additional
exploration revealed that I had bailed from the ridge too early and had
not taken the 'official' trail down. |
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But here was the
continuing trail down. |
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Hints of a view in
the direction I did not travel. |
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With renewed
confidence in my location and route, I enjoyed my solitary descent in this
pleasant valley, far enough away from the ski area that there were no
sounds of construction. |
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I could not
determine what the excavations were about. Blue plastic covering
something in the hole. I did not disturb the situation. |
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I left the
charming valley to continue on roads back to the ski area and my lift
down. |
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Back at the top of
the lift. |
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At the bottom of
the lift, I had time before my bus to Bled, so I took a look at the sleepy
hamlet of Ukanc. |
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Looking upstream
from a bridge over the river feeding 'Bohinjsko Jezero', Lake Bohinj. |
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View from the
bridge toward the lake. |
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A friend in the
States had mentioned that a fungus was threatening Autumn in the US. After
reading about it on-line, it appeared that I found it on maples in
Slovenia. |
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Bled - Partial circuit of Lake Bled to hike to Mala Osojnica, Velika
Osojnica, and Ojstrica. Finish circuit of Lake Bled - September 28,
2017
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It looks like a
piano, tastes like a piano, but it is not a piano; it is a planter. |
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At the southwest
'corner' of the lake, the trail I sought was well-marked, or so I
thought. I followed the signs and started up a road/trail through
the woods. |
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The road was
eroded, and steep and crumbly in spots. |
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I reached the
viewpoint on Mala Osojnica. But looking at my map, I realized that I
was not trekking the clockwise loop described in my hikes book.
Apparently, leaving the lake I had missed the clockwise loop trail. |
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Atop Velika
Osojnica, there were no views, but my hiking book said there was a
viewpoint north of the summit. |
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The views were
partially obstructed, but at least there were vistas. |
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A short, but steep
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The summit of
Ojstrica. |
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Nice view of Lake
Bled and its island and castle. |
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Back at the
perimeter of the lake. Apparently, I was supposed to go left here to
accomplish the loop in a clockwise direction. Instead, I'd followed
the signs... |
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I did not recall
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Unrequited
Love. |
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It was not clear
to me that the ducks were respecting the lane markings in the lake. |
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Reportedly, this
is a local culinary delight. |
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At this point in
my trip, I was overdue for a laundromat. |
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Do not park
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It's OK to park
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Bled - Partial circuit of Lake Bled, Hike to Vintnar Gorge, up to Sv
Katarina. Balcony path back to Vintnar Gorge. Ride back to Bled -
September 29, 2017
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I started my
walking day with a partial circuit of the lake to inspect the wares of
this watercolor painter. |
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Nice day for views
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The bus station in
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Side view of the
castle. |
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It was not
confirmed, but someone said the dramatic summit 'above' the church is
Triglav, the tallest peak in Slovenia. |
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Reportedly, every
Slovenian is supposed to summit Triglav at some point in their life. |
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I misinterpreted
the sign and started walking down the road to the left toward Vintgar
Gorge. A passing motorist alerted me to the fact that the direct walking
route to Vintgar Gorge is to the right. |
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Self-contained
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The river through
Vintgar Gorge was populated with fishes with Slovene names. |
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Ticket
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Someone was
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Zen Rock people
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Just don't
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Ticket window and
refreshment stand at the east end of Vintgar Gorge. |
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Waterfall
marks the terminus of the gorge. |
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I rarely remember
to take 'selfies'. So when I do, I try to take a 'good' one. |
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I ascended through
the woods toward Sv Katarina. |
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Sv Katarina turned
out to be a church. |
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I passed the
refreshment stand to walk the 'balcony path'. |
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Nice views along
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The 'balcony
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Back at the main
west entrance to Vintgar Gorge, the notion of fresh-grilled fish was
tempting. |
15:31:25
2017:09:29
For
splinter-tolerant diners, they offered wooden fish also. |
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2017:09:29
There were no
public buses, but I convinced someone heading back to Bled to give me a
ride for 5 euros. |
16:39:58
2017:09:29
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2017:09:29
Several times,
I enjoyed relatively inexpensive beers at the 'Rock Bar'. |
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2017:09:29
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2017:09:29
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2017:09:29
I asked if the
'Rock Bar' was named after this prominent landmark across the
street. I was told, "No. It's because of the music we play." |
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Hotel Krim in
Bled, Slovenia. |
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2017:09:30
My room at Hotel
Krim. |
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2017:09:30
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Kranjska Gora - Lift to Bedancev Dom. Hike to Vitranc and Ciprnik.
Descend to Dom Planica. Walk Podkoren to Kranjska Gora - September 30,
2017
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Runkeeper Info |
Route Map |
10:15:09
2017:09:30
Sign posted at the
bus station. Seemed like a fine pooch. I hope the owners found
the doggie. |
10:28:03
2017:09:30
Most people I know
do not need help finding Monday. Monday manages to find them... |
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2017:09:30
I bused from Bled
to Lesce, and then from Lesce to Kranjska Gora. |
10:29:29
2017:09:30
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10:29:45
2017:09:30
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2017:09:30
I got to Kranjska
Gora in time to ride the only operating lift. |
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2017:09:30
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2017:09:30
The lift carried
hikers, mountain bikers, and people riding the alpine coaster. |
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2017:09:30
Mountain
bikers. |
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2017:09:30
A snack bar was
located at the top of the lift. |
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2017:09:30
To reach the
ridge, the only option was a steep grunt up a ski slope. |
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2017:09:30
I was hustling
along as fast as I could go, but this guy breezed right past me. |
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2017:09:30
The fellow who had
passed me on the steep slope had reached a crest where he would launch his
paraglider. |
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These two young
hikers were fascinated by the paraglider. |
14:43:41
2017:09:30
There were a few
people at the snack bar, and I'd passed a few people who'd been walking
down as I ascended. I had great respect for all involved; it was a
tough, steep hike to reach this point - and there was no other way to get
here. |
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2017:09:30
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2017:09:30
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2017:09:30
Paragliding. |
14:49:21
2017:09:30
Recognizing me
from the hike up and from his launch site, he 'whooped' at me with
exhilaration as he sailed by me overhead. |
14:49:49
2017:09:30
My steep hike up
to the ridge followed the route of this single-chair lift that no longer
operates. |
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2017:09:30
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2017:09:30
The summit of
Vitranc was undistinguished and viewless. |
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2017:09:30
After a relatively
pleasant ridge walk from the snack bar, there was a final steep and (I
found) exposed climb to the summit. |
15:54:45
2017:09:30
The summit of
Ciprnik. |
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I would have
preferred more safety wires than I found, given the steep, crumbly
trail |
16:16:52
2017:09:30
The ladder helped,
but it wasn't a particularly exposed spot. |
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2017:09:30
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2017:09:30
From this junction
on the ridge trail, I descended a steep trail with endless switchbacks
down through the woods. |
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There were a few
open stretches with views. |
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2017:09:30
I was baffled at
first. |
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Then I guessed,
correctly, that these are ski jumps. |
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2017:09:30
As the view
unfolded, the ski jump hypothesis was confirmed. |
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2017:09:30
It appeared that
there was some event or activity going on, on a Saturday afternoon, at the
ski jump complex. |
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2017:09:30
When I arrived at
the Hotel at Dom Planica, it was about 5:40 pm, i.e., late in the
day. My map said I had a long way to go to get back to Kranjska
Gora. Some kind cross-country ski racers-in-training gave me a ride
to Podkoren. |
18:13:03
2017:09:30
I power-walked the
bike path back to Kranjska Gora. This section of my day is reflected
in the second runkeeper 'run' shown above. |
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Kranjska Gora - Loop hike from Kranjska Gora toward Srednji Vrh and
back to Kranjska Gora - October 1, 2017
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Runkeeper Info |
Route Map |
11:18:18
2017:10:01
My hotel, formerly
Hotel Lek, is now the 'Best Western Kranjska Gora'. |
11:27:38
2017:10:01
Sunday morning in
Kranjska Gora. |
11:27:49
2017:10:01
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2017:10:01
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2017:10:01
I walked from town
to undertake this walk from my hiking guidebook. |
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2017:10:01
The atmosphere was
murky and the cloud ceiling wasn't very high. |
12:00:54
2017:10:01
It was not a
particularly impressive walk, but pleasant enough. |
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2017:10:01
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2017:10:01
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12:11:44
2017:10:01
After walking up
the road and passing this restaurant, the route traversed trails and
dirt farm roads. |
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Farmer
Olympics. |
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2017:10:01
There was a flock
of sheep in the field. |
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2017:10:01
But one lonely
soul had jumped the electric fence and was separated from his buddies. |
13:38:39
2017:10:01
He approached me,
but I had no assistance to offer. |
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2017:10:01
I took some
comfort in knowing that the road he occupied appeared to be just the
driveway to the farm, so he was unlikely to be run over in traffic. |
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2017:10:01
The dog was not
leashed, as the sign I'd just passed required, but the old dog seemed
tired as he trudged behind his master. Probably did not pose a
threat to whatever warranted the leash sign. |
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2017:10:01
Arriving back in
Kranjska Gora. |
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Kranjska Gora - Bus to Ratece. Hike to Tromeja, triple point where
Slovenia, Austria, and Italy meet. Descend to Ratece. Walk to Zelenci
Springs and back - October 2, 2017
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Runkeeper Info |
Route Map |
10:49:52
2017:10:02
The Monday bus
schedule was much more workable than the Sunday timetable - and the day
offered a fine weather forecast. |
10:50:09
2017:10:02
So this was my day
to bus to Ratece for the hike up to Tromeja, the triple point, where
Slovenia, Austria, and Italy meet. |
10:54:55
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2017:10:02
A short trail
through the woods from Ratece led to a road up to Tromeja. During my
hour-and-a-half walk up the road, I was only passed once or twice by a
vehicle or other hikers. |
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I was not sure
whether this indicated an Italian or an Austrian trail. The red and
white stripes are common in both countries. |
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End of the line
for this bike route. |
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2017:10:02
Tromeja is also
called Pec. |
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2017:10:02
I'd walked up the
road to the summit. For the route down, I took the steeper trail
through the woods. |
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2017:10:02
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2017:10:02
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2017:10:02
Returning to the
bus stop in Ratece, I saw from the schedule that I <probably> had
time to walk to the Zelenci Pool before the next bus. |
14:27:48
2017:10:02
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2017:10:02
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2017:10:02
The parking lot
for Zelenci was closed and occupied by large logs. As a pedestrian, I had
no problem accessing the walkway to the pool. |
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2017:10:02
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Viewing
platform. |
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15:00:20
2017:10:02
The closed Zelenci
tourist building. |
15:00:25
2017:10:02
I hustled back to
Ratece and caught the bus back to Kranjska Gora as it was leaving the bus
stop. |
Kranjska Gora - Hike from Kranjska Gora to waterfall and down to Gozd
Martuljek - October 3, 2017
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Runkeeper Info |
Route Map |
11:08:16
2017:10:03
On my last day in
Kranjska Gora, and the last walking day on my trip, the day was drizzly
and gloomy, with rain forecast from 2 pm. |
11:08:26
2017:10:03
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11:13:58
2017:10:03
The tourist office
had recommended this walk via local Trail 1 from Kranjska Gora to the
waterfalls above Gozd Martuljek. |
11:14:15
2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
In the woods, I
encountered an exercise course. |
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
At one point I had
a view southward across the village of Jasna. |
11:40:37
2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
Active logging was
underway along my route. |
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2017:10:03
It appeared that
the trail went this way, but after slogging up the muddy 'road', I
concluded this was just the logging route. I was following a couple
of other hikers. I think they were lost, too. |
13:11:19
2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
This arrow had
fooled us. I think it pointed up the logging route, not the trail
route. |
13:30:15
2017:10:03
I reclaimed the
trail, but had wasted valuable time before the rains were expected.
So I decided not to try hiking up to the high waterfall. |
13:31:49
2017:10:03
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13:32:13
2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
I did detour
across the river and passed this small chapel in the woods. |
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
The trail
descended past a farm. |
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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13:55:25
2017:10:03
Approaching the
(lower) waterfall, a steep, partially handrailed walkway led steeply down
to it. |
13:58:56
2017:10:03
Complying with the
2 pm rain forecast, the intensity of precipitation notched upward
substantially, right on time. |
14:01:57
2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
Below the
waterfall, the trail led through a narrow, steep-walled gorge. |
14:10:50
2017:10:03 |
14:11:13
2017:10:03
The Zen Rock
people had gone wild here. |
14:11:32
2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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2017:10:03
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14:30:35
2017:10:03
It was raining
pretty hard when I reached the bus stop in Gozd Martuljek. I
appreciated the bus shelter. |
14:30:52
2017:10:03
I'd seen signs for
the 'Hotel Route' previously in my travels. Finally, I found the
hotel! |
08:45:03
2017:10:04
My expensive,
character-free room at 'Best Western Kranjska Gora', formerly Hotel
Lek. |
08:45:19
2017:10:04
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2017:10:04
Elevator Rescue.
"IF UNOBTAINABLE PRESS AGAIN". |
09:54:04
2017:10:04
Arriving in
Slovenia, I had visited this facility in the Jesenice train station. The
urinals discharged into an open floor drain. The 'flush' buttons
yielded a water rinse that also dumped into the floor drain. Back in
Jesenice leaving Slovenia, I had another chance to take the photos. |
09:54:18
2017:10:04
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2017:10:04
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2017:10:04
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2017:10:04
Mural in the
tunnel connecting the tracks beneath the Jesenice train station. |
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2017:10:04
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2017:10:04
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16:50:12
2017:10:04
After a 6-hour
train ride from Jesenice, Slovenia to Munich. I trained, bused, and rode
to my room near the Munich Airport, at 'Joe's Polo Ranch'. |
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What would a 'Polo
Ranch' be without horses? |
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Ramp for the
cat. |
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There was a bus
stop near 'Joe's'. |
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I'd booked a
shuttle to Munich Airport, but the bus schedule said I could have taken a
bus. |
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Quite the
totem! |
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There were two
restaurants near 'Joe's'. I stopped in the Bavarian Hofbrau for a
beer. |
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Then I walked to
the other restaurant, 'Il Casale' (Schwaig, Germany). I was so impressed
by my lovely salmon entree that I had to take a photo. It ate as
well as it looked. |
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I rarely order
dessert, but did not want to leave this amazing restaurant while I had any
hint of remaining appetite, so I ordered a 'chocolate mousse'. |
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