Dovje Things to Do

BIRDS.

The Triglav National Park is the breeding place for numerous bird species.

There are 84 species confirmed breeders, 9 species of possible breeders and 22 probably breeders.

The TNP also plays host to a number of winter visitors and oassage migrants.

Of course the TNP is inhabitated by birds typical of alpine ecosystems.
Extensive forests, high-altitude pastures, screes and rocks, glens and streams and lochans withing the TNP along with the cultural landscape of fields, meadows, orchards and villages provide a diversity os habitats for birds...

The families of ***, finches, wagtails and thrushes and their allies belong to the most common bird species.

Should you walk quietly in the old-growth forest on teg Poljuka plateau early on a May morning, you might hear the song of the capercaillie.....

And the black woodpecker?
You could find him in a clearing in an old-growth forest stand, on a dead and rotting trunk, black and crow-sized!

The great tit is one of the best-known species.

The mountain eagle soars high in the air on the lookout for prey........

The famous "Lucifer" waterfall in Gozd Martuljek, first climbed in 1979, represents the beginning of modern ice climbing in Slovenia.Today it is considered a classical climb, but has remained one of the greatest challenges for ice climbers. You can find other popular waterfalls below Prisank and also in the Tamar Valley.Dovje-Mojstrana boasts an artificial ice wall - approximative 30 to 40 m - in the Mlaèca gorge!

The park is named after Mt.Triglav (2864m), symbol of the Slovenia, which is situated almost in the middle of the protected territory. From it the valleys spread out radial, supplying water to two large river Systems which have theirsources in the Julian Alps: the Soca river and the Sava river flowing to the Adriatic and Black Sea respectively.

This shortish hike affords lovely views of Spic mountain, which is almost pryamidal in shape. The path starts near the base of the Vrsic pass on the outskirts of Kranjska Gora. This walk was clearly signposted and waymarked throughout. Mountain scenery was all around us and at times was reminiscent of jagged Dolomite peaks.
More pics in the travelogue.

We saw this statue at the entrance to the village of Dovje, have no idea who or why he is pointing at Mt.Triglav, but I do hope someone who is familiar will give me a hint. Maybe he is the first Slovenian to climb Mt.Triglav ??

Well it took a few days, but we convinced Svetka that she knows enough English to at least speak to us, but I had to kid her for hours ^O^.....
She and Tal became good friends in that time, they even went and "buried" with last rites, one of Svetka's goldfish that had died on her.

Marko and Svetka his youngest daughter. You might ask why Marko has his hair dyed that color (well we did ask since his hair was brown last year !!)....
It was Svetka's birthday present to HERSELF ^O^ She asked her father to dye his hair that color for HER birthday as a present to her. Sort of like my daughter Tal asking me to shave my beard for hers (Tal go a digital camera instead ;O))))

I caught this picture of Marko and Svetka sitting in the garden just before I came down to join them. The garden is the center of life here at Marko's, there and the garden table where we often share a glass of wine.