36.16 Slovakia: High Tatras. Sedlo Pod Ostrvau, magnificent again even in rain and snow.
More than 2,600 feet of elevation gain, a reasonable length hike including 4 hours in light rain. After arriving at the dom, the first thing attracting the eye was the lake and its reflections. From a later hike, we spotted the trail (part of it) which we had walked up the previous week. That's a full perspective showing it becoming progressively steeper. Unfortunately, we walked it in the rain. A couple of perspectives of the lake from its level. We spent seventeen nights in Strba, a small town in Slovakia, below Vysoke Tatry, the High Tatras. We intend posting all 9.5 hikes we did, experiences really. I bet you are more interested in the ‘half’ than the rest. Anyway, the point being it will take enormous effort on Jenni’s part to drag me from this region. The only reason I’ll surrender after a reasonable struggle is that to continue hiking in these mountains may destroy us. A person can take a reasonable amount of abuse but after a while, one has to throw in...