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Montenegro — 7, Day 2, Night Descent

 2012-06-20

There was a two-thousand-meter peak nearby, but the GPS showed an altitude of only 1960 or so, which I announced to everyone around. And then Max says to me: run up to the peak so it hits 2000. I, as is well known, always have to go the extra mile, so off I ran, and so briskly that Max cautioned me to show a bit less zeal, since we weren't at home, but in the mountains.

I ran up to the spot, but the number on the GPS was only 1998 meters. Well, I started tossing the device up in the air to get my two grand, but it didn't pan out — it was scary to throw it high, rocks all around, what if I didn't catch it. Ultimately, the max number on the track ended up being a mere 1993 meters.

A group of cyclists resting on a mountain slope covered with dry grass, patches of snow, and blooming purple crocuses. Several people are sitting on the ground among their bicycles, against the backdrop of snow-capped peaks under a blue sky.
Having climbed up to the pass, we rested a bit

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Montenegro — 6, day 2, storming the pass

 2012-06-17

So, the previous post ended with our expedition trapped in the snow, and we really didn't want to repeat the fate of Robert Scott. Besides, who knows, maybe there are necrophiliac penguins roaming around nearby?

But we, like Scott, are not lacking in stubbornness, so we started clambering up the snowdrifts anyway, dragging our bicycles behind us.

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Montenegro — 5, day 2, Biogradska Gora park

 2012-06-16

So, closer to noon we finally made it to the Biogradska Gora national park, located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris Tara and Lim. The park, covering an area of just 54 square kilometers, promised us a massive list of beauties and heights: forest, mountains up to two grand in meters, six glacial lakes, authentic native huts, and a crazy diversity of flora and fauna, including three types of trout.

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