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Plivsko Canyon, close to the border with Bosnia & Herzegovina [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Plivsko Jezero is a huge man-made lake that borders the western part of Durmitor NP [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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View on colourful Pivsko Jezero, from where the road starts through Durmitor NP [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Here you see the hairpin road going up, with the bend cut out of the mountain [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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For the first time in our lives, we drove a hairpin road whose bends are often in a rock [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The higher range of Durmitor NP is the background [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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A ride through the spectacular Durmitor NP [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Durmitor NP isn't a huge park. It can be easily crossed by car in a couple of hours [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Shade is difficult to find in the higher elevations of the park [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Scary mountains with scary clouds. A good place to film a future Lord of the Rings episode [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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We read somewhere on the internet that Montenegro is often seen as one of the more beautiful countries in Europe. It probabaly is. [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Our BJ45 Land Cruiser crossing Durmitor NP [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The road through Durmitor NP is a very good alternative for people who do not want to hike in the park [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Incredible views [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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One of the more spectacular drives you can make in Montenegro, is the narrow (but platsered) road right through the heart of Durmitor National Park [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Black lake is probably not the right name for the lake. Green Lake would be better we think [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Tourists hiring a boat on Black Lake [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Many travellers come to Durmitor NP to hike in the spectacular landscape. But even more tourists (bus loads) only come for the Black Lake, just a short stroll from the parking [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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A hiking trail circumventes Black Lake. The easy walk takes around an hour to complete [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Alpine Landscape [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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Trail signs; Bobotov Kuk still three hours to go [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The hiking trails in the park are well-defined, but sometimes very steep and rocky. We didn't use walking sticks, but this park is definately a place where they are helpful [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The views in Durmitor NP are tremendous. It is almost unbelieveble that this landscape can be found in Europe [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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There it is: Bobotov Kuk, the highest mountain in the park. We did not walk all the way to the top, but to the saddle just left of it [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The hike up to Bobotov Kuk (2523 m) is a heavy one, but it can be done as a long daytrip from Zabljak [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The Durmitor National Park is a very rough park, with almost no trees on the higher elevations and lots of stones that make the hiking trails less comfortable [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The moon-like landscape of Durmitor NP [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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The last part of hike up to Bobotov Kuk is a heavy climb. The last steep climb is full of small rocks, making the path very slippery [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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View over the northern part of Durmitor NP from the saddle just below Bobotov Kuk [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
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A picture of us together on the saddle just below Durmitor's highest peak: Bobotov Kuk [Durmitor NP / Montenegro]
