I decided to take it easy today, even if this means missing out on things. But I think I did pretty well, as the pictures and video show. I saw a waterfall (Slap Savica) near Lake Bohinj, went up the cable car to mount Vogel for a great view of the lake, then drove to Logarska Dolina.
Logarska Dolina, a valley in the Kamnic Alps with only 35 residents, deserves a paragraph of its own. Words cannot describe how beautiful this place is. It’s like a painting of a scene from a fairytale. It has a big waterfall (Slap Rinka) and plenty of hiking routes. When I got here I drove straight to the waterfall, fearing that it will start raining or get dark. But then I saw an opportunity – a hiking trail up above the waterfall that only takes 45 minutes, so I did that hike even though I thought today would be about relaxation.
People I meet on the way are surprised of how I choose hiking trails. I decided to name this Spontaneous Hiking. Spontaneous Hiking is when you get to a place, see a trail and decide to hike it without planning. It immediately puts me on 5/10 in the being-out-of-my-comfort-zone scale because I have no idea what the trail will be like or where it would lead me. Hiking alone is a mental activity as much as it is physical.
After getting back from the hike I just walked around the valley and returned to the place where I will spend the night, right in the middle of this amazing place (see the pictures below.)
Tomorrow I think I will do another hike in the area (there are another 2 valleys) and then maybe a cave. I’ll try to make it to Croatia tomorrow as well, but I’m not sure I can make it.