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Păltiniş and Bâlea, December 2011


A short visit to the Fagaras mountains.
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Bâlea Just outside the Păltinis ski resort, we stopped at a restaurant that had this treehouse out back.
Bâlea Their outdoor kitchen / pantry was pretty nifty too.
Bâlea There was very little snow up the slopes, but we rode a chairlift to the top and walked around.
Bâlea Views were limited.
Bâlea Next we hiked to Bâlea Cascada. along the way we spotted somebody who doesn't have to worry about noisy neighbors.
Bâlea Fallen tree in the foggy forest.
Bâlea Frost on spider silk.
Bâlea Frost close-up.
Bâlea Smaranda taking a break.
Bâlea Do I have to get up?
Bâlea Can you drag me past this?
Bâlea The cascade is somewhere up ahead - we can hear it but not see it.
Bâlea This cable car runs right over the cascade.
Bâlea View of the cascade through the fog.
Bâlea Slightly closer view of the cascade.
Bâlea On our way back, we ran into some friends.
Bâlea Smaranda passing this obstacle again.
Bâlea Near the trailhead, where stream crossings made the trail a bit confusing.
Bâlea I hiked up another trail and got a shot of the cascades from below.