On Walktober 2018

2nd October 2018 was a cool, rainy day. A tram takes us to a high point where we begin following the boardwalk through the dense forest before descending.

 

Stillness greets us as we look over the aquatic grasses to the calm water.

 

Water flows across the rocky outcroppings as we begin moving down.

 

While descending, the sound of the moving water is always present.

 

Lake to lake, water prevails.

 

Sometimes close …

 

… sometimes far.

 

After 90 minutes of walking, an electric boat calmly moves us across the still water to a new location so we can continue our walk. The ride shows us signs that fall colors were on their way.

 

After the ride, our walk continues along the still water, but now through a canyon.

 

The water continues to display its turquoise brilliance that we’ve seen during this journey …

 

… and very clear, too.

 

Walking leads us to more falls.

 

The upward journey out of the canyon allow us to look back to what we’ve passed.

 

To marvel at the high falls across the way …

 

… and to love the panorama view as we say goodbye.

 

That was our two-and-a-half hour walk in Plitvice (PLEET veet seh) National Park in Croatia. It’s a natural wonderland resembling something one would see in the Avatar movie.

Plitvice is a series of 16 naturally dammed lakes terracing down the mountains, through a canyon, and eventually into a river. It’s spectacular!

Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plitvice is the oldest and largest national park in Croatia.

…. a magnificent sight in beautiful Croatia – a land with the strife of war not long ago (mid 1990s).

 

To see more of this natural wonderland, here are two well-done videos: drone view and personal view. (Plitvice is spectacular, so each provides a different viewpoint – so if you Plitvice impressed you, watching will be worth your time.

This is my contribution to Walktober 2018 hosted by Robin, a good lady in Maryland. I first contributed in 2013, but I missed last year. Here’s her Walktober post that will have links to others participating as pingbacks in the Comments. (I hope to visit all of them). I invite readers here to visit other participants – and hey – if you are interested in participating, Robin is a gracious and welcoming host.

To see my past walks, either click Walktober in the Categories sidebar or click here.

Happy Walktober!