My hike to Platak - Snežnik, Croatia

in #photography7 years ago

Hello everyone !

I wanted to share a few pictures from one of my recent hikes near Rijeka, Croatia.
Rijeka is located in beautiful Istria and is the third largest city in Croatia. It is famous for frequent rains which is especially good for surrounding forests and greenery (unlike Dalmatia).

View from Rijeka:

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This short hike starts off with a slow and tedious climb (which can be done by a car) to a mountain hut "Platak" which is named after the hill itself. Although the hike to the top and back can be achieved in one day, I decided to take it slowly so I set up a tent at a nearby campsite for later on.

Accomodation for the night:

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The rest of the hike to the top is ridiculously beautiful. You are constantly surrounded by a huge forest full of (mostly friendly) wildlife. I unfortunately lost some pictures due to a corrupted folder but anyways... Nearing the top, the climb becomes much steeper and all of the sudden you find yourself emerge from this huge sea of green. Everywhere you look all you can see is forest and in the distance a little bit of Adriatic sea. These are some of my favourite photos.

My attempt of a panorama:

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Endless forest:

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Photo from the peak - Snežnik:

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View of a nearby national park Risnjak (probably named after Croatian word for lynx) + happy little clouds:

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Small shell I found during my hike :) :

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I really hope you liked these photos! If you ever plan to come to Rijeka make sure to spend some time at Platak and maybe even hike to Snežnik.

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