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December 6th, 2010, 12:01 AM
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June 7th, 2011, 09:57 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
Slovakia is also the land of dramatic limestone gorges ... I would like to take you through the one of the most famous and highly visited. It is called Suchá Belá (Dry White gorge) and it is one of the gorges belonging to Slovak Paradise National Park. The name of the gorge is coming out from the fact that during the dry period the riverbed on the begining of the walley is made only with white limestone pebbles as all water is in underground. The gorge has 5 major waterfalls and countless series of cascades ... so come with me
 Our journey begins ...  The walley transforms to the proper gorge character rapidly ...   We are coming under the first waterfall or rather series of waterfalls called Misové vodopády (The Bowl waterfalls) created a dramatic steep and narrow rocky gap with eroded giant pots. This is passable only via iron ladders and footbridges.    After the falls we are entering into the narrowest part of the gorge with eternal darkness ...    When we came out from the dark back to the light, we are standing under the another waterfall called Okienkový vodopád (The Waterfall of the little window). The quite strange name points to the small round rocky window above the edge of the fall which trekkers have to pass it through.   ... it is a really mysterious fall  Also we can admire the ancient woods of the gorge ...  This is nice small waterfall called Korytový vodopád (The Gutter waterfall) with beautyful eroded pot between two parts of the fall ...  ... looking back  The upper part of the gorge is like from fairytale ...     My father is climbing over Kaskádový vodopád (The Cascaded waterfall) ...  The last wooden ladders in the gorge ...  The gorge is gentle loosing itself within the great green woods ...  
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June 11th, 2011, 09:58 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... wild heart of Europe
Let me invite you into another gorge of Slovak Paradise National Park - Roklina Piecky (The gorge of the little stoves). The name of the gorge is related to the rocky formations that look like small baking stoves. I think this is the most romantic valley within the park. It has 2 major waterfalls and many small falls and cascades that need to be passed only by help of the wooden and iron ladders.
Here we go ...      A side gorge ...  Veľký vodopád (The Big waterfall)  Above the fall, the wildest part of the gorge starts ...       Middle part of the gorge is more "relaxed" ...    Terasový vodopád (The terraced waterfall)  Looking back down ...  Trekkers are fighting through rough part of the gorge ...  The last ladders in the gorge ...  This is end - the gorge changed to a peaceful valley ... 
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June 28th, 2011, 10:31 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
The Havrania skala (The Raven's Rock) natural reservation is located on the northen edge of Borčianská planina (Bôrka Plateau) in the Slovak Karst National Park. This area is hiding a typical virgin carpathian mountain forest, some fine limestone rock formations and 2 karst phenomena: Ľadová jaskyňa (The Ice cave) where the ice is formed by eternal freezing draft blowing through the cave which is rocky gap enclosed by huge chocked boulders and one amazing abyss, very close to the edge of the plateau called Snežná jama (The Snow Pit) where you can find snow until the late spring. The abyss is created by 100 metres long and 23 metres deep narrow but passable rocky gap. Those karst formations are listed within the Unesco World Natural Heritage list (together with other caves of Slovak Karst National Park).
At the top of the Havrania skala (The Raven's Rock) ...  The old mining path is passing through the ancient woods ...  The entrance gap to the Ľadová jaskyňa (The Ice cave) where you can feel freezing draft even in the middle of the hottest summer ...  The entrance to the Snežná jama (The Snow Pit) abyss ...  At the botom of the entrance part of the abyss ...  Going deeper ... and deeper ...   Looking up from the bottom of the abyss ...  The way out ... 
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June 29th, 2011, 09:12 AM
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July 7th, 2011, 09:36 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
PLATEAUS, VALLEYS, CAVES and VILLAGES of SLOVAK KARST National Park
Jasovská planina (Jasov Plain) - the most eastern of the limestone plateau of Slovakian Karst ...    Miglinc valley - lower, wilder part  Miglinc valley - upper, more romantic part  The karst woods ...  Drienovská jaskyňa (Drienovec cave) with undergroud river is listed within The World Natural Heritage UNESCO  Hačava willage ... at the end of Háj gorge 
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July 8th, 2011, 08:14 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... wild heart of Europe
ruins of Turna castle
 fish pond under the castle  country road passing the castle ... 
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July 9th, 2011, 05:37 PM
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sqooth great pictures
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July 12th, 2011, 12:56 PM
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big thanx Ejo
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July 16th, 2011, 07:48 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
Let me invite you into the one of the most beautiful and the most visited walleys of High Tatras mountains - Dolina Zeleného plesa (Walley of Green tarn). It is the most eastern located walley within a granite part of the mountains and that is an one reason of its incredible beauty: a right side of a steep and high granite ridge is finishing in breathtaking alpine amphitheatre with sharp towering peaks, waterfalls and fascinating green-blue waters of mountain lake (tarn) on the bottom, giving the name to whole walley; and a left side, totally different from a geological point of view, built with sparkling white limestones and alpine meadows. On the shore of the lake, there is also very popular mountain hut.
The walley is drained out by this wild small mountain river ...     A lower part of the walley is covered by typical Tatra mountain woods ...      Coming out from the green shadows of the woods ...     After the forest zone we are in the zone of dwarf pines and we can enjoy open space and great views on the surrounding peaks ...     A left limestone part of the walley is more romantic than a wilder granite part ...    The mountain hut ...  The green tarn ...    The nortern wall of Malý Kežmarský štít (2514m) above the hut and lake is the biggest vertical rocky wall in Tatras ... 900m high  Wterfalls above the lake ...  A kingdom of the peaks - from the right: Jastrabia veža (2137m), Kolový štít (2418m) and Čierny štít (2429m)  Last look on the great alpine amphitheatre enclosing the walley - from the left: Malý Kežmarský štít (2514m), Pýšné štíty (2621m and 2590m), Baranie rohy (2526m), Čierny štít (2429m), Kolový štít (2418m) and Jastrabia veža (2137m) 
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July 23rd, 2011, 04:42 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
Let's have a walk through the magnificient Kôprová walley that separates High Tatras from West Tatras mountains. Kôprová walley with neighbouring Tichá walley (laying already in West Tatras) is one of the last european kingdom of bears and wolfes. It´s deep virgin moutain forests are hiding many sparkling waterfalls ...
A right side of the walley is belonging to High Tatras mountains, therefore is higher, steeper and wilder ... impressive slopes of Kriváň peak (2494m) are dominating the walley ...    A left side of the walley is rather more romantic and gentle ... but in winter also very dangerous due to unexpected avalanches ...   The walley is drained out by Kôprovský potok ...  A small side trail will lead you under the Kmeťov vodopád waterfall, falling down from the forbidden and inaccessible side walley called Nefcerka - this walley is the symbol for a term of absolute wilderness in Slovakia ...   A spot on the main river called Bear´s spa ...  When we are coming out from the forests we can admire a gigantic rocky wall of Hrubé massif (2348m) ...    A nice contrast between two different sides of one walley ...  We are entering into the last part of the walley called Temné smrečiny - this is the one of the most beautiful spots on our planet, I recon. Behind this spot there is a rocky step where waters flowing from the Temnosmrečinské lakes are creating Vajanského waterfall ...     And finally we have reached it ... Lower Temnosmrečinské tarn ... here the official tourist trail ends ...   
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August 21st, 2011, 05:29 PM
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very, very, very nice pictures....
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August 21st, 2011, 10:00 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
VEĽKÁ FATRA - one of the youngiest and the most prominent national park in Slovakia.
Veľká Fatra mountains are typical ones in Slovakia consisting from two geologically different main parts: from high granite mountain ridge smoothly modelated and covered by grassy fields and meadows (the highest point is Ostredok peak 1592m) to white rocky and craggy limestone part covered by ancient mountain woods (the highest peak is Smrekov 1442m). It is home for wild and protected animals like bears, wolfes and lynxes. The National park is also very reach in terms of flora species.     
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August 22nd, 2011, 06:25 PM
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absolutely awesome... it's on my list of places to see before I die
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August 23rd, 2011, 04:10 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
VEĽKÁ FATRA - one of the youngiest and the most prominent national park in Slovakia.
Walk1: Blatnica village - Konský dol gorge - Tlstá [1373m] and Ľubená [1414 m] peaks - Vápenná valley - Gader valley - Blatnica village The dry bottom of Konský dol gorge ...  The cliffs of Muráň massif above the gorge ...  The sparkling white limestone galleries of Tlstá peak ...  Approaching Tlstá peak via fairytale woods ...  Vertigous views on Konský dol gorge from the galleries of Tlstá peak ...  Blatnica village beneath the slopes of Tlstá peak - our starting point  Views over the sourthern part of limestone Fatra mountains from the top of Tlstá peak - the flat vulcanic massif of Flochová peak [1317m] on the background is already belonging to Kremnica mountains  Approaching the summit of Ľubená peak - on the background we can see the main ridge of Veľká Fatra mountains with the highiest point - Ostredok peak [1592m]  View towards north from the summit - Malá Fatra mountains on the background  A difficult descend from Tlstá peak over its limestone galleries down to Vapenná valley passing Mažarná cave - some parts are fixed with iron chains       And finally we are again at the bottom of Gader valley where we can reach Blatnica village in the mouth of the walley ... 
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August 27th, 2011, 10:49 AM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
VEĽKÁ FATRA - one of the youngiest and the most prominent national park in Slovakia.
Walk2: Gader walley - this is one of the biggest and longest (18km) mountain valleys in Slovakia. It has character of monumental limestone canyon, 600-800m deep on some places. In the valley, you can find many caves, rock formations, deep ancient woods, wild animals and rare species of flora. The upper part of the valley is splited into the two branches: Selenec and Dedošová valley.        Metamorphoses of Gader river ...       
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August 28th, 2011, 08:38 AM
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Thanks for the great nature pics of Slovakia....
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August 28th, 2011, 08:57 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
VEĽKÁ FATRA - one of the youngiest and the most prominent national park in Slovakia.
Walk3: Padva gorge - this is the most protected area of the national Park. It represents the upper part of Selenec valley (the left branch of Gader valley) with its virgin carpathian forest - the real mountain jungle within the dramatic gorge relief with bizarre rock formations. Please note that Padva Natural Reservation is inaccessible and forbbiden for a public ... but if you are lucky  Čertová brána (Devil's gate) ... the natural entrance into Selenec valley  Padva gorge ... the kingdom of wilderness         
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September 1st, 2011, 10:46 AM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
VEĽKÁ FATRA - one of the youngiest and the most prominent national park in Slovakia.
Walk4: Blatnica village - Blatnica valley - Smrekov peak (1442m) - Kráľova studňa (King`s well - 1300m) 8km long Blatnica valley will lead you over the steep mountain ridges and great woods passing the highest peak of White rocky Fatra - Smrekov to the southern point where main Fatra mountain ridge starts, that point is calling as Kráľova studňa (King`s well) ...      Views from the summit of Smrekov peak towards the main Fatra ridge with the highiest peaks: Ostredok (1592m) and Krížna (1574m) ...  Cows on their pasture near Kráľova studňa (King`s well) ...  Kráľova skala (King`s rock - 1346m) above Kráľova studňa (King`s well) ... 
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September 5th, 2011, 03:07 PM
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SLOVAKIA ... Wild heart of Europe
VEĽKÁ FATRA - one of the youngiest and the most prominent national park in Slovakia.
Walk5: Kráľova studňa - Krížna peak (1574m) - Majerová skala (1283m) - Staré Hory village       
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