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60.33: Bulgaria: Yagodina: Eagle Eye Climb, pre-autumn coloring followed by a later true autumn hike.

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Part-way up, we look into the gorge and valley. After reaching the hotel, it is an incline all the way to the top.   I made the point last week, aloud, much to Jenni's 'astonishment' that Bulgaria is my favorite place to visit for hiking and casual living, inter alia. More specifically, the Rhodope and Pirin Mountains are fantastic places. I also knew Jenni would reply, should she not be too bored, that I mention it about all the countries and regions we visit. It's my mind. It is obviously too small to retain much so the current or last place visited is therefore the favorite—the only one I remember. Naturally, I am deeply- or would be- offended but I like to give her the benefit of the doubt as she is correct...occasionally or perhaps more than occasionally. However, for the first time I stand by my position unequivocally and while I won't 'fight to the death to defend it', I will try to sneak a booking for next autumn.    This ...

60.35: Bulgaria: Yagodina: Part 2: Eagle Eye Climb. Color our world and fill it with mountain slopes, please.

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This is the continuation blog of the previous hike, undertaken 3 weeks later, in a most spectacular environment. Should we be incorrect in our judgment of this marvel, kindly let us know. We would appreciate a response (negative only) in case we are losing objective judgment, something been known to occur.    It is one of the few occasions in which any photograph could have been selected for display. Instead, 90% of them are stored in the basement pending a clear out. The following day, we hiked elsewhere, not expecting to view anything close to what we had been immersed within on the day. Guess what? We were wrong.   Perhaps during this period of misery and bleakness creeping over the planet, the autumn coloring might provide some temporary respite. It’s remarkable how beautiful the world is notwithstanding the misery cast upon it by some miserable beings masquerading as humans.   A little edgy but wonderful views, this and the following two photog...