Hello fellow Hivians!
Welcome to the next episode of photo-series dedicated to hiking adventures. This time I am going to share with you a couple of posts covering multi-day trek mostly alongside the mountains between Polish and Czech borderline. I started in Jeseníky mountains (Czechia), went through Králický Sněžník(Czechia/Poland) and ended back in Jeseníky mountains. Here is first day and night of my trek. Enjoy😉
I get train to get to little village Ostružná (which is located in Jeseníky mountains) where I am about to begin my journey. My loyal companion - this backpack - weighs 12 kilos (including some water).
End of October. No doubt autumn is here.
Wood-destroying little paths.
Wooden bear family by the Bear lodge (Medvědí bouda in Czech).
Prickly thistle. It never disappoints.
Almost noon. Sun rays do incredible spectacle today. Here with spider webs.
It's foggy and wet. Rays do magic tricks again.
After I leave the forest, I am just above the cloud cover (some 950 m). Just awesome! The peak above the clouds is called Králický Sněžník (1423 m). There is a new and ugly (in my opinion) lookout tower on it (I will be passing there in the next episode of this trek series). That tiny smudge in the sky, that is either a bird or a fly😃
I am approaching the lodge at Kladské sedlo (815 m). The owners must be lovers of rock plants and mountains, I suppose.
Still foggy, but I do not mind much as they have great local and craft beer by Welzl brewery from Zábřeh on the tap.
After short break, I am on the road again.
Mysteriously dominating calmness. Love it!
After I spent almost whole day in woods without solid views, at 4 pm I finally find the right spot above the clouds! It is not far away from the mountain Stříbrnická (1250 m).
Panorama with core mountain ridges of Jeseníky mountains (from left to right, ranging between 1300-1500m: Šerák, Keprník, Vozka,... Praděd, Vysoká hole).
Sun goes down quickly these days, must enjoy its last rays.
9 kilometers as the crow flies from my place, you can find really fabulous observation tower Dalimilova rozhledna which was built quite recently there. Originally, it used to stand on Králický Sněžník, but they moved it to today's location. True masterpiece I dare to say. I have not been there yet. Just to give you an idea how it looks like (photos of the tower by Mapy.cz users).
Anyhow, here is the tower (in the middle of the scenery) above the clouds from my perspective. Zoomed in (digitally) a couple of times.
And if my smartphone camera fails to zoom in on distant objects, my binoculars are here to help! The turret still above the quilt from clouds.
The gallery will be gone in 5 minutes too😄
Hammock anchored, top views secured.
Almost 6 pm. Sun went down an hour ago. Time to go bed.
Nearly 7 pm, it is pitch-dark. This one was taken from the warmed sleeping bag in the swinging hammock. The red light on right belongs to the Dalimil's observation tower, while the central one is from communications tower on the mountain Praděd. Besides, those light spots on the cloud cover, that is street lighting of villages below the clouds😄
Here is approx. itinerary of the first day of the trek.
This was 28th October, 2022. Thank you for reading this post. If you like it, stay tuned as more trekking adventures will definitely come. 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 trail😉
