Triglav National Park is the only national park in Slovenia. It is one of Europe’s oldest parks, with the first protection dating back to 1924.It is named after Triglav, which rises the highest (2864 m) in the heart of the park and is also Slovenia’s highest peak.We are thrilled to have such a beautiful day to explore this eastern part of the Julian Alps!There are 50 numbered turns – 26 up and 24 down…depending on which direction your traveling.On our way up we stopped at this Russian War Memorial, remembering those that died here in WWI.A few more turns, we found a place for cappuccino and pastry with an incredible view! Life is good……View in the other direction. Spectacular.At the summit of Vršič Pass, elevation of 5,285 ft – a mile high!We did a short hike to get up to this incredible view point.360 degrees of rock. The Alps were formed by the African Tectonic Plate crashing into the Eurasian, dramatically uplifting, then carved by glaciers.After a visit to the very interesting Alpine Botanic Gardens, the informative National Park Visitor Museum, we reached the mesmerizing emerald green waters of Soča River.Teal Water! For those Ernest Hemingway fans, this is where he was driving the ambulance during WWI, and written about in his “Farewell to Arms”. In case you want to read more of the gruesome WWI battle of the area.This area is peaceful and tranquil now. We enjoyed our day exploring.
