Sunday, May 24, 2009

Tie That Matches Pink

Soca, Slovenia, 23-24/05/09

*** Mark's text - pictures of Faith, Mark Trepanier ***


After a month on the run back with a post. Always kayak - now we have become addicted of - this time we made a detour on Soca, Slovenia.
starts on Friday afternoon and arrive at camp in Kobarid (ex Caporetto) at about 11 pm, and immediately put our tent. Cotti, go to sleep almost immediately.
The next day is a beautiful day, and as we have an appointment in the afternoon with the guys from 360 Mestre - which will go down with a stretch of river - we have all morning to make a turn around.
The area is very beautiful, wild and green. Basically it is a paradise for all kinds of sports, from kayaking to paragliding, from climbing to mountain biking.
decide back of a stretch of river to the waterfall Kozjak, spectacular, which forms a natural pool in a small canyon.

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Soca River *** ***

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Soca River *** ***

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*** Faith ***

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*** *** Faith & Treppo

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Soca River *** ***

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*** Bridge on the Tibetan Soca ***

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*** ... ***

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*** *** idiot

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*** *** Tibetan stunts

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*** inspections tibet *** ane-

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*** *** macro-canvas

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*** *** macro-dark

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*** *** macro-yellow

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*** mica macro ... ***

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*** *** gnomes

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*** *** cascade Kozjak

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stratigraphy *** * **

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*** *** Canyon

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light and water *** ***

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*** bridge Wood ***

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macro-white *** ***

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*** New Zealand? ... No, Slovenia ** *

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rest *** ***

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*** *** macro

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*** *** macro-perfection

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contest *** ***

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contest *** 2 ***


the afternoon, while I and the boys follow Treppo 360, Federica took the opportunity to ride a bike and do some 'of climbing. Max and Elena following a teacher for a stretch from parts of Bovec.

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Soca River *** ***

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Soca River *** ***

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Faith biking *** ** *

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*** *** grandeur

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*** bridge ***

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*** *** snowfield

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*** *** step

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* Faith ** ***

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*** *** valley

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*** *** Boka waterfall

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** Boka waterfall * ***

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*** *** Max and Faith


Unfortunately we do not have pictures of the descent, which still looks a little challenging, but fun (the part is from the bridge to Kamp Koren Kobarid 5-6 km to the south).

For dinner, buy some 'meat (the mythical cevapcici inevitable), and make a mega grilled along with 30 students of Mestre.

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tents *** ***

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BBQ *** ***


Day Wake Up lle 7 after breakfast, and then I Treppo and Max decide to go it alone on that stretch Čezsoča reaches the landing of Srpenica 2 (WW II - III).
The first part is quiet, almost a visit, so take advantage - as well as enjoy the view - to do some 'heat between holes, death and waves.
The second part is more vigorous, with beautiful stones and a restricted section that increases the speed and degree of difficulty of the River.

landing before the stretch of grade III-IV, which comes almost up to Kamp Koren, and we throw up the parking lot, where Elena is kindly to collect.
Hence, while Treppo decides to remake a piece of the same river with Elena and Max make their way to Bovec, I'm going back down to camp to help out with Federica to dismantle everything and load the car, after which we go back and Trepanier.

For lunch, a melon and a stroll down ' Alpin Action, a large super-nice shop provided!.

In the end, it's time to go home ... we go back in trip at 3, after a good beer in the square of Kobarid (very nice!).