Welcome to the next episode of photo-series dedicated to hiking adventures. This time I will take you for a three day long trek in the Żywiec Beskids - a mountain range in southern Poland (the second highest mountains of this country). How was it? Check it out. Here comes the first day😉
It is half past seven in the morning, waiting for a train in Polish city Tychy. Here is my rucksack with trekking poles, sleeping bag, camping mat and some other stuff. Standard and Okay weight, one would say.
Two hours later, I am already on my way. The train dropped me off in a town Cięcina. This is a meadow you can find around.
I need to have a short break after rushing from the town. While having a snack, out of the blue a couple of pastoral dogs surprise me with their visit. Luckily, they seem to be friendly.
First panoramas. I do not like these clouds though!
It is already a noon. At Skała mountain now (946m).
Need to be careful as puddles can sometimes be pretty deep.
Having a beer at chalet (schronisko in Polish) Słowianka (~845m). Pretty popular spot with tourists.
It is June and this orchid is still in blossom. Mountain Romanka (1366m) in the background.
Looks like this butterfly of genus Argynnis loves being photographed.
A pretty rare find! No kidding, this slug (bielzia coerulans) can be found only in Carpathians.
Still climbing up. According to map, this beautiful place is called Wieperska (~1000m).
Nice views with plenty of blueberry bush.
I wonder how to easily get to that info-table.
A random spring.
My sharp eye observes this unknown rodent in a thicket.
Nearly 3 pm, finally reaching the mountain ridge (~1190m). The aforementioned Romanka mountain on the right-hand side.
Landscape photo. The mountains far away on the horizon, these could be Silesian Beskids / Park Krajobrazowy Beskidu Śląskiego.
The mountain in the middle of this shot (the highest one), that is where I am heading - Pilsko (1557m). Another high mountain, the one on the left, that could be Babia Góra (1725 m).
Next time I need to buy myself a horse. Parking lot is located right next to chalet Rysianka (~1260m).
If you are lucky with weather, you can catch stunning views here. And the refreshment is also very cool - beer with cabbage soup. Although this chalet and its area are very popular with tourists, it has still plenty of benches and room for picnics, so you can always sit and enjoy some views with food and drink.
Meadows right below the chalet offer awesome views if the weather allows it. The closer mountains could be the Orava Beskids. On the left, you could see Pilsko mountain. Far away on the horizon (on the right) - Malá Fatra I would say. And when the weather is better than today, Tatras are visible too. Next time then!
Going through the woods abundant in... blueberries😄
Marsh marigold - a beautiful plant which loves waterlogged habitats, unlike my drenched hiking boots.
At 5 pm, this buddy welcomes me at chalet Miziowa (~1300m) beneath the mountain Pilsko. I will have one beer, buy some fluid supplies and set out for my last climb of the day.
Panorama during the climb. Bloody hell, the clouds do not look very well.
Nice road though.
If there was no cloud cover, views would be extraordinary.
Cross on the mountain Pilsko (1557 m). Unsurprisingly, I am all alone here😅
And now I am ready to turn in. It is gonna be tough night as it is pretty windy already now, not mentioning possible rain showers. Good night then😆
Here is the itinerary of this day.
I must admit I felt some pain in my knees...
...as there was some climbing up (1743m) and down (591m).
This was Sunday of June 13, 2021, at the times of a fourth covid-19 wave in Poland. Thank you for reading this post. If you like it, stay tuned as more cool stuff will definitely come (including posts about the other days of this trek). In the meantime, don't forget to check out my Pinmapple profile to see all places I have visited on the map! See you on the mountain path😉
