Stavna

Climbed out of Kolasin towards their ski area. I'm not on the Trans Dinarica, I got off the pavement and onto the ridge above the ski area. In anticipation of Montenegrin inclusion in the EU enormous investment is being made in the ski resort. This far outstrips anything we will ever see in Crested Butte.

My lunch spot is a grassy knoll with wildflowers and butterflies in a cool breeze. The backdrop of the Accursed Mountains is far in the distance and I can see the valley I rode through yesterday as well as the peaks I want to climb tomorrow. Even further in the distance is the Prokletije National Park in Albania where I'm headed next.

I met a Dutch couple who are camping for several months and having such a good time that they are not making any headway but that's not their mission. They have no plan other than to have a good time.

Lothar, who I met several weeks ago in Livno, broke his derailleur and it's now bridging his 10 day repair time by car. Tomorrow we climb the peak on the left.Read more