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May 3, 1983, 41 years ago today: At a spot called Three Forks, four miles from Springer Mountain, the Appalachian Trail crossed a fire road beside the convergence of three streams which had become raging torrents. A blinding mass of rain was creating a surreal, semi-aquatic woodland.
Domestic bliss at #LikaLodge : It’s #raining. I made a bed for the #Dog. #Bike is here too, covered a bit. #Fireplace & #tea. This morning I had breakfast at sunrise, under #Lipa / #Linden . Earlier I made a room-divider from a #patchwork curtain I got at #DeGrowth conference last year. Memories & fantasies… plus enjoying the moment!
Good morning! It’s full of unusual occurrences! It’s Ortodox Christian #Easter , and although I am not religious, I like the tradition of coloring eggs! marked with leaves & flowers & cooked in henna, so now I have tie-dyed socks ;) Plus the eggs were approved of by The Dog! … now I’ll share them with SIX MORE PEOPLE - who are not family! - friends of Nina &Vedran ! We are truly #celebrating abundance of nature & love & life, while surrounded by birds & #mountains & trees & sunshine! #LikaLodge
La randonnée, un bon moyen d’apercevoir des paysages formidables. Photo prise le 10 février dernier, près du lac Djùpavatn au cœur du système volcanique de Krysuvik.
Good #morning ! 1st May… although it’s a glorious day, #dawn is still cold enough for donning a hat. Frogs chorus & birds songs are accompanying the colorful clouds that will soon reveal the Sun, behind the #mountains on the other side of Polje. #LikaLodge#smile
So this was quite the late afternoon/evening, so glad I repeated this tour... Took a slightly different route than last year, going up some super craggy canyon for a while (pushing/carrying the bike), but well worth it, especially once up and dipping in the 3rd lake (legs only) en route, snow patches still all around, but air temp in the mid-20s... Another reason this is one of my faves: the last 11km are just rolling downhill (~470 hm).
Some impressions attached (the last pic is of the Lech Falls near Füssen, tiny detour on the way back...)
Almost a year to the day, gonna repeat this tour again tomorrow evening... The bike's cleaned & prepped, the weather forecast looks splendid (22℃), the snowline should have sufficiently receded... Wish me luck (and strength 😅)!
For #MountainMonday - The Golden Ears (Mount Blanshard, Blanshard Needle) on a mostly clear day with some fresh late winter snow. Photographed from Pitt Meadows, British, Columbia, Canada.