I experienced a wonderful trip in the middle of Stara Planina, visiting one of the highest peaks in the Eleno-Tvardish region - Chumerna peak, the hut of the same name and some of the sights in the area. I want to tell you about them in this post.
While I was there, I visited Mount Chumerna twice - once in the late afternoon and once at sunrise. Both times it was very cold and the wind piercing. But the view from the top is really beautiful and worth not only a visit but a return visit.
The speed with which the weather changes in the mountains is very fast, which means that the views from the top change in seconds.
Here's what I managed to capture in the late afternoon with my friends Itso, @deska89 and @fog043.
Despite the strong wind, we reached the top and enjoyed the view.
On the north side of the peak there are beech forests, where we briefly decided to hide from the strong wind. The view of the forest in the autumn season was unique and we rested for a short time soaking in the majestic atmosphere.
You can see what the peak looks like at sunrise in my previous post.
With my friends we were in a tent near the Chumerna hut so we took advantage of the comforts of the lodge and had a great time so close to nature and the autumn forest.
Chumerna Hut is a massive three-story building.
There is a large dining room, bar, kitchen, indoor sanitary facilities.
On the wall I found this great so-called weather reamer made especially for the lodge. I really liked it because the different weather was depicted in the shapes of Edelweiss - the flower symbol of mountain tourism.
Photos from the tourist kitchen:
Near the hut is Well Rumyanin.
In the area around the hut, we saw that there is a landmark - Panoramic moraines, and therefore we decided to make a trip there and see them.
We walked for about 40 minutes through beautiful forest paths, following signs in the form of smiling faces.
When we reached the place, we recognized it immediately - it was a beautiful sight of layers of different tones, and in front of us was a wooden swing.
We stayed for a while to enjoy the view and decided that we would go back on another path along which we would see a tree called a dinosaur.
We continued to follow the smiling faces in the trees and that's how we reached the Dinosaur tree.
It was a tree with an interesting shape, on the surface of which someone had painted.
The path continued to the hut with a branch to the village of Miikovtsi. Before returning to the lodge, we came across a forest corner with wooden tables and benches on which white porcelain cups were placed.
A nice place to stay but we had to get back as the sun was going down soon.
