6/30/2010

Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

The trail Planina Ravne - Polsak meadow - Mt. Krizevnik - Velika Zelenica - Mt. Veliki Vrh- Sedelce - Planina Ravne took us 9 hours (of rather slow walking).
View of Mt. Veliki Vrh from Sedelce.

Irena picking Antyllis vulneraria. Common kidneyvetch. She will make Jagermeister for which Common kidneyvetch is a necessary ingredient.


One more picture of Mt. Krizevnik and Mt. Raduha.

Waking towards Planina Ravne.


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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

From Mt. Veliki Vrh we descended along Zelene Trate to the saddle Sedelce, 1840 m high. There we found the marked path leading to Planina Ravne.
Descending Mt. Veliki Vrh.
Descending.

Descending. On the right Mt. Dleskovec.

Descending. See the red spot Irena and me were following.


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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

On the summit of Mt. Veliki Vrh, 2110 m, we had a break. There were fantastic views all around.
Reaching Mt. Veliki Vrh from Velika Zelenica.

The summit of Veliki Vrh.

View towards the east: Mt. Krizevnik and Mt. Raduha.

On the summit of Mt. Veliki Vrh.


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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

From Velika Zelenica we continued our trail to Mt. Veliki Vrh, our last goal.
View of Mt. Ojstrica from Velika Zelenica.

On the right: Mt. Veliki Vrh.

Walking towards west: Mt. Veliki Vrh.

View back from the way to Mt. Veliki Vrh. See sheep on the left.


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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

Velika Zelenica is a large green plateau, 2114 m high.
On Velika Zelenica.

On Velika Zelenica.

On Velika Zelenica.

Flowers on Velika Zelenica.



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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

View towards east: Mt. Krizevnik. In the background Mt. Raduha.

Views towards Krizevnik and Raduha.

View of Krizevnik and Raduha from the way to Velika Zelenica.

To Velika Zelenica.



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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

On the edge of abyss.


Mt. Ojstrica. View from the way to Velika Zelenica.


View towards the west: Dleskovska plateau with Mt. Dleskovec-


To Velika Zelenica.


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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

All the way from Planina Ravne we were walking along unmarked paths. Though we had good guides we once went astray.
Walking towards our next goal Velika Zelenica.

Towards Velika Zelenica.

Petrocallis pyrenaica. Pyrenean Whitlow-grass.

Linaria alpina. Alpine toadflax.



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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

We were walking on the southern slopes of the mountaon ridge, towards the west.
View backwards. On the right is Mt. Krizevnik.

Mt. Krizevnik (the white rock), behind is Mt. Raduha.


Daphne cneorum. Garland daphne.

On the right Mt. Krizevnik and Mt. Raduha.


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6/29/2010

Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

From the summit we descended along the same path and after a while continued our trail bellow the ridge Poljske Device.
Path among flowers.

Dryas octopetala. Mountain avens.

Bellow Poljske Device.


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Mt. Krizevnik - Mt. Veliki Vrh

On the summit of Mt. Krizevnik, 1909 m.


On the summit of Mt. Krizevnik.



View from the summit of Mt. Krizevnik. On the right is Mt. Raduha.



View from the summit of Mt. Krizevnik. In the middle Mt. Ojstrica.



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