42.09 Slovakia, High Tatras: Peak above Strbske Pleso: Solisco Peak in fog.
Target! Solisco Peak: Picture taken the day after the hike. (On the hike-day, clouds covered everything.) The season is 'a changing'. The long views were blocked as we spent most of our time in the clouds; the close views made up for it. Finally, reaching the peak of a great hike, the leaning tower of...won't say it. It looks awfully lonely on its own in the fog. Hard to resist although the falloff was about 2,000 feet. We realized many years ago, should a person wait, to go out into the wilds or on an adventure, until the weather were to improve, then that person would spend an awful amount of time waiting and basically, miss out on most opportunities. We estimate over the years, by venturing out in less than ideal weather, we have succeeded in enjoying ourselves at a ratio of better than 9 out of ten times. It's most interesting how bleak weather can change positively. Furthermore, each type of weather produces different challenges, views and e...