60.05/06: Slovakia: Multi-trails from Strbske: "Who is Watching?" (including a brief introduction to Strba, our village.)
Passing Solisko Peak (previous blog) as headed in a different direction. The cross on the peak may be seen by the discerning eye or imaginative person. Jen has not been well over the past couple of days following periods of ‘singing or hiking' in the rain. I left this morning for a trail on my own on a day where the forecast announced heavy rains and thunder—I presume the lightning was implied. Fortunately, there was no rain but for the usual clouds and in fact, the sun revealed itself in the late afternoon. Thus far, ‘reveal’ is not an exaggeration in the Tatras. Everything is so lush and green, it's an environment that's unaware of global warming. I'm surprised the rocks are not green themselves and disappointed they're not much 'softer'. As I write this, we are in day two of almost continuous rain. Nevertheless, we are privileged to experience such wonders as we head into the green- and mist- covered mountains. Not surprisingly, there is muc...