Swamp hike (8)
This is another landscape shot showing the swampy peat moors of ‘Hohes Venn’, the greatest (4500 ha) and oldest National Park of Belgium and the most unique nature biotop in the land.
Due to the local micro climate, ‘Hohes Venn’ is the only (!) place in the world where subalpine vegetation can be found at a height scarcely between 600m and 700m above sealevel. This means that plants grow and flowers bloom there, that normally only grow just below tree line in mountains like the Alps and Pyrenees.
The whole area is vast and desolate. It consists mainly of swamps which can only be traversed by using the wooden paths made by the local foresters (a daring exploit). It is nearly impossible to leave those wooden paths, as the swamp starts immediately to suck your feet and legs into the depth and the more you struggle to get out, the more the swamp sucks……
This makes swamp hiking a unique experience.
Magdalenia 23/08/2010 11:45
Une très belle série de photos sur nos merveilleuses Hautes Fagnes.Je vois que tu les aimes aussi !
Tu vas donner envie à beaucoup de personnes d'y aller !
Amicalement,
Magdalenia
Alexander A. Belyayev 22/08/2010 15:49
+++Natalja Dralova 19/08/2010 13:48
What a magnificent shot!Gaby Falkenberg 19/08/2010 13:46
Bemerkennswerte Naturaufnahme mit hervorragender Bildgestaltung.LG.Gaby
Mohr Wilfried 18/08/2010 9:23
Tolle Aufnahme, gute Perspektive.Gruß Wilfried
Ryszard Basta 18/08/2010 7:21
ausgezeichnet fotografiertfeine Bildbau und Motiv
erinnert sehr die Landschaft
in Iseraberge
Adele D. Oliver 18/08/2010 4:10
A beautifully composed image of this lovely landscape ... looks like a wonderful place to hike in!!cheers, Adele
Gruber Fred 17/08/2010 20:01
Hallo Mark,mit einem Traumbild meldest du dich zurück.Ein wunderschönes Fleckchen Natur.LG Fred
Mauro Stradotto 17/08/2010 19:02
Caro amico, che coincidenza!!!!!!Quest'anno ho fatto un percorso identico a quello rappresentato nella tua magnifica foto.
Ho attraversato una torbiera nel centro delle Dolomiti grazie a simili passarelle di legno.
Presto vedrai anche le mie foto.
Ti abbraccio,
Mauro
Anca Silvia B. 17/08/2010 18:59
superb picture dear Mark...hugs,anca† Ushie Farkas 17/08/2010 18:55
TRAUM BILD, Mark! Grüße UshieA. Lötscher -Bergjäger- 17/08/2010 17:57
Wunderschön!!!!!LG Bergjäger
Allan Thompson 17/08/2010 17:49
Great composition ,the trail leads your eye on an adventure!!Vitória Castelo Santos 17/08/2010 17:33
This landscape is wonderful too. Very well done photo.regards
Vitoria
j.a.j.jansen m. 17/08/2010 16:49
Nice colours and a great threatening sky.Jan.