Monday, September 15, 2014

Babia Gora or Witches Mountain is the highest peak (1,725) in a small national park of the same name. The track to the top starts at 1,000 metres and it is a steady uphill climb all the way - half in forest and the second half in alpine scrub and open tops.  The Polish/Slovakian border runs within 20 metres of the summit (which is in Poland) but only a simple wooden post with a small sign in Slovakian is the only indicator. For New Zealanders used to being surrounded by water, hopping from one country to another is weird....

Even though it was summer it was windy and cold at the top.

According to folklore, witches met on the summit on the Sabbath - presumably Polish and Slovakian witches. 




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