At
the end of July it was time for
serious trekking through the high part of the Rila Mountain. The heat in the city led me to seek the
coolness of the high mountain in
the hope of interesting new observations
in the wild. Endpoint of my trekking was a
little known and visited by
tourists subalpine lake under Golyam Mechi peak.
Previously, an unexpected and impressive observation
of Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) was a great start of the trekking. The bird flew out
from the old Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests west of Kilero peak (1820m.) and soaring
went to Argachka river valley (NP "Rila").
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Unfortunately, these old forests
are now subject to forestry activities, although they are proposed for
inclusion in future Natura 2000 protected area "Rila-Buffer" for habitats protection of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in Rila Mountain.
Aromatic
raspberries at the end of the first day
In the
second part of the trekking, the path passed along the Blagoevgradska Bistritza river
Along
the river
The sun came out briefly and revitalize wild inhabitants of the
mountain. On the path to Makedonia Hut, an Water Ringlet (Erebia pronoe), (42° 2'40.40"N 23°24'33.37"E), used the sun to get rid of the morning
dew. This species has a restricted range in the country and is found only in the high mountains.
Here on the mountain pass (2183 m) between Gorna Kadiytsa peak (2342 m)
and Golyam Mechi peak (2617 m), the bad weather change my plans and
it was time to descend into the lower part of the mountain.
Finally
seriously darkened and had to go home.
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