Since a couple of weeks back the temperature has gone down and the air is crispy like in the winter. I was up the mountains last weekend and though it was the last trip without snow, but apparently not…In spite of fog and rain down in the city I left the city for a ride wide Catalin. I guess the Weather Gods knew that it was time for biking – blue skies in the mountains 🙂
This is where we started, the village Runcu
Very happy with conditions we set off for the Leaota mountain
After 7-8 kilometers of comfortable climbing we got to the steep section in the beech forest
After 700 meters of vertical climb we reach Cabana Leaota. Nice feeling to be above the clouds
Dig in!
We reach the tree line. Not so many shepherds at this time of the year. Only this dude
It gets super steep
And just steep
You get that top-of-the-world-feeling at approximately 1700 meter
Downhill!
And a break for energy refill and good views
More downhill!
Into the forest
And this totally magic beech forest
We exit the forest
Some village and then the last part on asphalt
1300 meters of climb and 30 kilometers. What a day!
Funny… The day after things looked like this outside the window:
