36:19 Slovakia: High Tatras, Solisco Peak, an earlier hike, a fabulous day.
The target, hidden for a few moments. (Good thing because I was able to convince the editor it was much lower than it looked.) Nearly home as we approach Lake Strbske pleso, the surrounding trees gave it a distinctive look. While we come across tough youngsters on the trails in America, Europeans seem to have an ingrained love and desire to be in the mountains and on the trails. No one matches the Germans on an international scale—they are the most prolific hikers and travelers of all. The French are the next big group that one can spot on the mountains of the world. However, regarding the young, and mainly during the school holidays, what we observed in Eastern Europe and particularly Slovakia, was simply amazing. Kids of all ages, ranging from 6 years, some even less, hiking steep and rough trails. We have mentioned from time-to-time how rugged and hardy we thought the people of this region are. We certainly still have that same opinion but even more so. When you se...