Our traditional late autumn hike along the low Southern slopes of Vitosha. We usually start from the village of Bosnek and walk to the Live Water spring and around, but this year we decided to start from Kladnitza and make a big circle in the area, passing through some of the places we hike, when we start from Bosnek, and return back to Kladnitza - some 17 km of pleasant fairly easy walking. A very picturesque and easy hike is the transition from Kladnitza to Bosnek, but as it isn't circular, it would require public transportation and the connections of these villages to Sofia are not that good and we were not convinced it would be worth it.
After a week of cold weather (the temperatures dropped to 5C during the week), this Saturday was warm and sunny, just the perfect day for a long autumn hike.
Peak Selimitza and the high Southern ridge of Vitosha
Rila back in the horizon
The plateau was amazing. I'm a sucker for these grassy high mountain sceneries:
The classic lonely tree on the hill
What a bonus - hay bales. I wish I had a FO for the perfect FO photosession :)). But here's Gaby posing with her
FIFA sweater I knitted for her back in June:
Those hay bales are huge. What are your favorite conditions to hike in.
ReplyDeleteI love it when it is sunny and warm, but not hot. Extreme heat or cold drain my strength, especially August heat.
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