A trip to the forest around Svidník

Hi,

On the last day of our trip around the town of Svidník, we decided to live a little unconventionally. We saw an old wooden church, or the landscape where the heaviest battles took place during the Second World War on the territory of Slovakia. We will enjoy today in nature and relax.

In the evening, we agreed where we wanted to go and mainly what time we would get up. In the morning we put on our tourist clothes, bought everything we needed in the store and set off to meet the local forest.

As soon as we parked the car and walked a few meters, the terrain started to rise sharply. No wonder, because our first stop is an observation tower, and it should be on a hill. It is true that we are a larger group and not all of us are equally well-versed in tourism, but today we are not in a hurry and are taking it one step at a time.

It was a big climb, but the lookout tower is located not far outside the town, and in a few minutes we can already enjoy the view of the town of Svidník. It's really beautiful here.

The view was definitely worth the effort, what do you say?

We took a breather, looked around. One more look at the lookout tower and we're on our way.

We enter a deciduous forest. We are walking along a beautiful forest path, which is also the Path of the Heroes of the Slovak National Uprising. You can go through the whole of Slovakia on this tourist route. Maybe someday I'll take on that challenge.

We walk comfortably and from time to time we pass by old, dry trees that have survived and still remember. I can't help myself, I have to take a picture of them.

Heavy fighting took place in these forests during the Second World War. I read that if we walked off the tourist trail, we would probably still find some rusted ammunition from the Second World War even today. However, we will not try.

We are enjoying a beautiful warm April day and we are not alone. This beautiful butterfly flew past me.

I immediately picked up my camera and went hunting. I'm happy that after a few minutes of chasing him, he sat down and posed nicely for me too.

It is a fennel forktail. It inhabits vast areas from England to Japan. However, we can also see it in North America or North Africa. He likes mixed forests and clearings. And this is where I took his picture.

And here we are! At the destination of our trip. I'm taking a picture of the lookout tower from afar, which I'll go look at, but later.

The hike is nice, but only now comes the reward I've been waiting for all this time. We put things together and divided the tasks. I ran into the forest. I'm going to look for dry wood. Yes, you guessed it. We're going to start a fire and roast.

Despite the fact that it is warm, the wood in the forest is still wet, so we must carefully choose the dryest possible to start a fire. Fortunately, we succeeded the first time and here you can see our lunch today.

I love eating outdoors. I don't know about you, but I like nature better.

It's time for me to look down on my surroundings. I went up the stairs to the lookout tower. The trees around it are already tall, so they block my view a bit.

I do not mind. I am taking pictures of the beautiful surrounding spring landscape.

We ate, looked from the observation deck, the fire went out and now we can safely go back to our cars.

I want to thank all my friends for a pleasant time spent and unforgettable experiences.

Thank you