42.05 Slovakia: A Re-introduction to the Tatras: Popradske Pleso, Sedlo pod Ostrovou. 'You gotta love (and fear) these Tough Tatras' and Bystra Lavka circuit, rated very difficult.
The pictures below are merely an introduction to what proved to be a wonderful hike, a little testing, accompanied by the glory of Mother Nature showing off. The competition is pretty fierce, that is, the showing off bit. Full sets of pictures will follow on later blogs. Accompanying the first set is of a hike that laid us low for the night as we compared aching muscles. Looks like Jen won the contest with eighteen muscles either in spasm, out of action or refusing to obey simple commands. Seems like one just can't get decent help these days. (continues below). "Nothing's quite as pretty as Horska chata in the morning..." An hour later, Jenni stands at the high point overlooking Popradske Pleso, the lake. Back to the surface of the pleso and chata. As we move up the mountain, the coloring changes. Seeking better vantage points on a spectacular day.. After gaining 2,300 feet, we gaze across at Kaprovsky Stit. Last year, we climbed to t...