Then it’s very easy to fall in love with it. And visit often. I have been to Beskid Mountains for a few times already this year and I had the pleasure to see the difference between winter and summer. Both seasons has its own magic and beauty. But now let’s focus on summer.
Few weeks ago we visited the second highest mountain of the Czech Republic - Lysá hora. A way to the top is just fine. When you choose to visit on weekend you have to prepare for more hikers of course. But still it is calm place.
The nature is just beautiful. While you going up you see so many different trees and plants.
Depends on your stamina it takes usually around 2-3 hours to get to the top. When we were at the top for the first time in winter it took us almost 3 hours but now in summer we made absolutely fantastic time! 1 hour and 50 minutes.
When we decide to go somewhere to mountains we always keep our cameras with us. It’s just something like must-have thing. I always take my 10-18mm landscape lens and 24mm lens for Canon. That 10-18mm is perfect when you make it to the top and catch the beauty of mountainscape.
After almost 2 hours we were at the top and very hungry. I have a good news - there’s a cool restaurant at the top so don’t worry much about meals you take with you.
If you will ever have a chance to visit the Beskid Mountains make sure that Lysá hora is on your list.
Himalaya mountains has been my home for 4 years; it’s where pemanagpohas flowered, it’s where my life started once again, it’s where most of our stones and jewellery come from, it’s where the wild things and the quiet hearts are.
And we made it! Now just a short climb, and then sliding down, down, down into the blue/green pool below. A very COLD pool! But it’s so fun you only notice it’s cold the first time. Yeah, that’s it! That means you have to swim out, climb back up, and do it again and you’ll feel warmer. Honest!
Thanks so much for coming along with me on this hike over the last few days. In reality, it only took us a little over an hour to get up there and an hour back. Maybe a little less to get back because I wasn’t annoying my hiking buddy, stopping to take photos every few steps.
If you’re in the Lander area, I highly recommend this hike in Sink’s Canyon. If you intend to slide and swim, summer and early Fall is the best time. See you on the slide! =]:)
We’ve made it to the lower part of the falls. Is there anything as refreshing as the sound of rolling, churning water? How can you not smile while looking at a waterfall?So why are we so attracted to waterfalls? I have a theory. The human mind is very good at picking out patterns, and we use them to make decisions. We see and unconsciously use patterns all day long, and connect them to other patterns, and so on.
At first glance, we might think we see patterns in a waterfall, or even in the waves of the ocean, and soon our brains are trying to find and use these patterns to make connections. If you look at a waterfall, though, you soon realize it is impossible to predict which way the water will flow next, but your brain keeps trying to find patterns anyway, but it never will. This probably puts your mind at ease and into a meditative, free-flowing state. This makes us feel happy.
Oh heck, forget all that nonsense. Waterfalls are just pretty to look at!
Tomorrow I will do another post as we get closer to the sliding waterfall. =]:)
As we get closer to the waterfalls, we decided to stop here for a while to take in that amazing sky and the scent of wildflowers. Okay, and maybe to rest a bit too. The air is filled with the sounds of birds, some gathering and getting ready to fly south for the winter, others busily preparing for the colder temperatures to come.On this day, though, you’d never know it was Autumn, but for the yellowing leaves on the trees. The sun was warm, which was good because we planned on sliding down the waterfall into the clear, green/blue pool below.
Tomorrow I’ll post the next part of our journey up the mountain. =]:)