Footsteps in Triglav....

Triglav National Park (in Slovenian: Triglavski Narodni Park) is situated in the most northwestern part of Slovenia and covers Slovenia's part of the Julian Alps. The Park is named after Slovenia's highest mountain: the Triglav (2864 m), which means the Threehead. The park is a bit of paradise, characterised by beautiful mountain valleys, high mountain peaks, mountain lakes and rivers, and thundering waterfalls. On Saturday my friend Tanja and I spent the day traveling through and hiking in various areas of the park, starting with the Vreta Valley, and finishing up along the Soca River in the Karst region of Slovenia.
I'll invite you now to join us.... and together we will explore the Vrata Valley (translation Door Valley), stand in awe gazing at the face of Triglav, get our feet wet crossing the icy waters of Triglavska Bistrica (Triglav River), and from there we will climb alongside Slap Pericnik, (Pericnik Waterfall). There are actually two waterfalls, the upper waterfall with the height of 16 m (53 feet) and the lower waterfall with the height 52 m (171 feet), and both waterfalls are like two guardians of the Vrata valley. At one point we will have a very cold shower as we clamber behind the lower falls and then feel dizzy as we tiptoe to the edge of the embankment to gaze way down to the valley below.
Heading north by car thru Kranjska Gora we will travel the road built by 10,000 Russian POWs during WW1, as this area was an important crossroads of military passages. We will stop the the Russian Chapel that was built to honor the prisoners who lost their lives in this endeavor.
Approximately halfway thru the 50 hairpin turns of the Vrsic Pass we can stop at the snow line, you can even throw a few snowballs..... Descending the Trenta Valley we will detour to the Koca pri Izvirnu Soca (the source of the Soca River) where we will clamber along the rock face, each toe hold meant for legs much longer than mine, (be very grateful for the cable handrails to hang onto), to the deep green pool that marks the start of the river.
From here we will visit the sleepy village below, and then finally make our way through the Soca Valley and take a short walk along the milky green Soca, one of Europe's most dramatic alpine rivers. Look up at the hillside, at the firey colors of autumn in Triglav National Park, Slovenia.
Enough talking now..... come.... join us.....