Accursed Mountains / Gallery

: 01. The century old church was beside the Butjina Polia guesthouse

: 02. The south side of the Valbone valley qas a wall of limestone crags.

: 03. Sheep’s yoghurt and local honey as served by rge rustic Cafe Simona.

: 04. Climb up to the Prosllopit Pass from Valbone

: 05. Beehives above Cerem. They are plentiful throughout the Accursed Mountains.

: 06. Looking across a meadow above Cerem towards Kolata mountain in the distance.

: 07. Shepherds bringing cattle and sheep down through forest from the high pastures.

: 08. Fiona about to tuck into the great spread of traditional dishes at Doberdol.

: 09. Looking NW from Tromedja (Three Border Peak) in Montenegro.

: 10. Zeki’s delightful Guesthouse Lozja. It was probably the best stay along with Triagle Woodhouse on Day 7.

: 11. Thistle flowers between Milishevc and the Rugova Valley were much sought after by bees.

: 12. The foresters cabin above the Rogova Valley. He used horses to drag the logs down the higher hillsides.

: 13. Plum trees heavy with fruit in Reke i Allages village.

: 14. Looking down the Rugova Valley towards Peja from above Reke i Allages. All in Kosovo

: 15. A verdant pastoral scene in Montenegro en route from Babino Polje to Plav.

: 16. Samel’s guesthouse had a great view over the lush valleys of Montenegro.

: 17. Lake Jezero (Hridsko jezero) was surrounded by pines. It was near the highest point between Babino Polje and Plav.

: 18. Summer farms on the descent to Plav. The buildings were composed of cabins and barns.

: 19. The grass in the meadows was either grazed by livestock or cut by scythe and piled into haystacks.

: 20. The town of Plav seen from the east. It was the only large settlement on the entire 10 day walk.

: 21. The high peaks around the Grbage Valley was perhaps the most spectacular massif in the Accursed Mountains by unfortunately the trek did not go through them.

: 22. The flock of sheep above Vusanje which were attacked by a pack of 10 wolves the previous evening killing one and injuring a guard dog.

: 23. The minaret on the mosque of Vusanje was made of wood. Beyond it is the Ropojana Valley flanked by inpressive mountains.

: 24. Coming down the Qafa i Pejes pass into the Theth Valley at the end of Day 10 was very steep but there was a good mule path carved into the rock.

: 25. The south face of Maja e Harapit was a 8-900 sheer wall of limestone. It was the highest cliff in the Accursed Mountains.