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Slovenia: GeoCaching, Hiking and Sledding

In the morning Nada and me decided to go GeoCaching around Bled area. We visited Saint Catherine's Church in Zasip and from there we walked to Hom, 834 m. After the return we also visited Blejski vintgar or Bled Gorge. It was carved by Radovna river, that created many erosive features such as pools and rapids, and terminates in the picturesque 13 m Šum Falls (literally, 'noisy falls').

 

Hom, 834 m

 

Saint Catherine's Church with The Karawanks

 

The gorge has been arranged for visitors for more than a hundred years. Along the narrow passage, where the Radovna river thrashes loudly against its rocky confines, there are paths, galleries and bridges constructed in the rock. The trail runs through the 1600 m long gorge. The Radovna flows over cascades and rapids, and in clear pools it finds peace for a few moments. The Vintgar gorge ends at the delightful Šum waterfall, the highest river fall in Slovenia.

Railway bridge over Radovna river

 

Šum waterfall and saffron crocus

Cascades on our way back

GeoCaches found:
- Sv. Katarina – Hom / St. Katarina – Hom, GC1T2QT, where I dropped off trackable item "Hannover CITO 2014 Geocoin", TB6A7X8
- Hom, GC390V7
- Vintgar, GC3C93G
- Soteska Vintgar / Vintgar Gorge, GC1RD97
- Earth Cache VINTGAR, GC3YQFM
- De Truijens in Slovenia, GC4J7D2
- Infocenter Triglavska roža, GC5JMNE

In the afternoon our local society organized a hike to Koča na Ljubelju mountain hut, 1370 m. Some of us decided to take sled with us. Together we all had a great evening.

Half way up

ŠD Podljubelj on the top

Hiking/Sledding with ŠD Podljubelj