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Another
day I started early in the morning.
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It
was
a magnificent sight
to see the sun's first rays
strike the peaks while
the mist still lay between
the mountains to the east. |
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Approximately
1
km before Nikos' mitato
the road splits. The left
one leads up towards Pachnes.
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After
a few kilometres
you pass a small plateau
with scattered vegetation.
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It
is
the last trees, for
aftewards you will only meet a
few scattered, windswept cypresses.
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From
the gnarled, thick trunks you can easily imagine that
the bushes must be very old
- probably
up to 1.000 years. |
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After
the next turning you entre the Valley of Ammoutsara.
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The
valley
is situated at an altitude of 1.800 meters
between the mountains Kakovoli
(2214 m) to
the east and Trocharis (2401
m) to the west. |
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Very
soon you will arrive at a small
flat terrain to the left of
the road, where you will find a kimité
(small shepherds' hut),
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as
well as some
very dark, freestanding rock
formations, which at first
sight resemble basalt,
but as a matter of fact are limestone. |
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The
rest of the
dirt road passes through an
incredible area that most
of all resembles a
lunar landscape. |
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In
the rocky terrain it
is possible to distinguish the
road now and then. |
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The
road ends at Roussies (1990 m). |
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From
here there is a
fantastic view to the Pachnes massif (2453 m). |
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On
the hillside to the left of
the road you can see the old
kalderimi (paved path),
which was built to enable the
shepherds to reach their animals
that grazed up in Madares
(areas with sparse
and low vegetation)
more easily. |
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You
can
also
see a
scrapped
car. |
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From
here
it
is only possible
to
move on
foot. |
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You
can also find flowers, |
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snow |
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or
sheared wool (it
is not rentable to bring it
down to the villages). |
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Enjoy
the rest of the hike in
the beautiful and rugged
landscape, but nonetheless
you should also notice the sky, because suddenly
the clouds might come pouring
in, and then it becomes
difficult or even impossible to find
your way. |
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When
you are safe
down
at the road again, you can rejoice to have escaped the heavy clouds, the
rain and the storm. |
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