Out Of The Woods: Wintertime in Nature

As the days of winter are progressing nature around Mostar is in a standstill. The days are short and mostly cold, and that is reflected in the busy city as well as outside of it, far away in mountain ranges and woods. While venturing out into the mountains seems like a chore during winter, I love escaping here, if not only for the solace and different side of nature at this time of year.

The first two shots above show the Prenj mountain range. Survival here is hard, since the slopes lead into deep woods and when winter rolls around everything here is cut of from the rest of the world. A different fate befalls visitors in the Rujiste mountain. Here the roads are mostly cleaned and you can visit the ski center and have a walk in the woods. The images below are from Rujiste.

The woods are deep in these regions and do seemingly go on forever. Of course they go mostly up hill, so it's hard to get lost in them. I love taking a peek inside and trying to find low angles to shoot from or even subjects that are interesting to me, like the tree in the next shot.

Eventually you can escape the woods and enjoy winter in the open space. Snow does cover these mountains, and while we had some at the beginning of the year, we are still waiting for a good second sprinkling. In any case, nature will always be ready to surprise you and offer up great sights.

I hope you enjoyed this excursion into and out of the woods.

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