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WINTER IN THE ŚLĘŻA MASSIF
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WINTER IN THE ŚLĘŻA MASSIF

 
WINTER IN THE ŚLĘŻA MASSIF

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Image Type(s): Rock Climbing, Bouldering, Hiking, Skiing, Wildlife, Flora, Scenery, Panorama

 

Page By: Romuald Kosina

Created/Edited: Jan 5, 2009 / Nov 22, 2009

Object ID: 477415

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WINTER IS FULL OF SHARP SUNSHINE AND DEEP SHADOWS

 
A beech covered ...
 
 
Winter sycamore ...
 

In countries of the northern hemisphere having a temperate climate everybody knows what a word “winter” means. During this season all around is white and cold. Each snow-flake and piece of ice sparks in sunshine.
Summit of the Sleza Mt. is elevated more than 500m above the surrounding Silesian Lowland (SW Poland). Such a difference of elevation is enough to see in the massif a real winter when below there are only weak signs of this season. Trees in forests covering slopes, e.g. spruces, larches, pines and beeches, are ornamented with spectacular hoarfrost made by prevailing W and WN winds. To see this charm of winter we must start to hike before the sunrise. At that moment the forests are in the grey-violet colours but step-by-step all things are changed by an orange-yellow sharp light of sun. Such a scenery enriches less our scientific knowledge but more our spirituality.
Photographs of this album have been taken during my hiking through the massif in January 3 2009.
This picture story will be continued.....

Images


Winter sycamore ...

Winter sycamore ...

Husyckie Rocks ..

Husyckie Rocks ..

A maple crown...

A maple crown...

A church...

A church...

A rocky summit of ...

A rocky summit of ...

A pine...

A pine...

A beech covered ...

A beech covered ...

A white ...

A white ...

A dwarf oak on...

A dwarf oak on...

Sun...

Sun...

Dwarf pines and...

Dwarf pines and...

Tree branches...

Tree branches...

A crown of...

A crown of...

Dwarf beeches ...

Dwarf beeches ...

and behind ...

and behind ...


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